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.
FOSSE
moat, fosse
(noun) ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Fosse (plural Fosses)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fosse is the 31360th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 739 individuals. Fosse is most common among White (91.47%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
fosse (plural fosses)
A ditch or moat.
(anatomy) Alternative form of fossa
Source: Wiktionary
Fosse, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. fossa, fr. fodere, fossum, to dig.]
1. (Fort.)
Definition: A ditch or moat.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: See Fossa. Fosse road. See Fosseway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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