Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
FACTOTUM
factotum
(noun) a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
factotum (plural factotums)
(dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
(dated) A general servant.
Synonym: do-all
An individual employed to do all sorts of duties.
A jack of all trades.
Synonyms: handyman, jack of all trades, sciolist
A printer's ornament forming a decorative border into which any letter can be inserted to mark the beginning of a section of text.
Source: Wiktionary
Fac*to"tum, n.; pl. Factotums (-t. Etym: [L., do everything; facere to do + totus all : cf. F. factotum. See Fact, and Total.]
Definition: A person employed to do all kinds of work or business. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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