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.
FAMISHMENT
starvation, famishment
(noun) a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
famishment (countable and uncountable, plural famishments)
Starvation; the fact or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
Source: Wiktionary
Fam"ish*ment, n.
Definition: State of being famished.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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