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.
FORMATIONS
Noun
formations
plural of formation
Source: Wiktionary
FORMATION
For*ma"tion, n. Etym: [L. formatio: cf. F. formation.]
1. The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping. Beattie.
2. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart.
3. A substance formed or deposited.
4. (Geol.) (a) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations. (b) A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation.
5. (Mil.)
Definition: The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc. Farrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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