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.
FAITOUR
Etymology
Noun
faitour (plural faitours)
(archaic) A charlatan or imposter, especially one pretending to be ill, or to tell fortunes.
Source: Wiktionary
Fai"tour, n. Etym: [OF. faitor a doer, L. factor. See Factor.]
Definition: A doer or actor; particularly, an evil doer; a scoundrel. [Obs.] Lo! faitour, there thy meed unto thee take. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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