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.
FLASKET
Etymology
Noun
flasket (plural flaskets)
(dated, UK) A long, shallow basket with two handles.
(dated) A vessel for serving food.
Source: Wiktionary
Flask"et, n. Etym: [Cf. W. fflasged a vessel of straw or wickerwork, fflasg flask, basket, and E. flask.]
1. A long, shallow basket, with two handles. [Eng.] In which they gathered flowers to fill their flasket. Spenser.
2. A small flask.
3. A vessel in which viands are served. [Obs.] Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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