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.
FLAMS
Verb
flams
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flam
Source: Wiktionary
FLAM
Flam, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. fleám, fl, floght. sq. root 84 . Cf. Flimflam.]
Definition: A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion. [Obs.] A perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity. South.
Flam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flammed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Flamming.]
Definition: To deceive with a falsehood. [Obs.] God is not to be flammed off with lies. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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