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.
FOUNT
fountain, fount
(noun) a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
font, fount, typeface, face, case
(noun) a specific size and style of type within a type family
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
fount (plural founts)
Something from which water flows.
A device from which poultry may drink.
(figuratively) That from which something flows or proceeds; a source.
Synonyms
• font
• fountain
• (device from which animals drink): waterer
Etymology 2
Noun
fount (plural founts)
(typography, British, dated) A typographic font.
Anagrams
• FUTON, futon
Source: Wiktionary
Fount, n. Etym: [See Font.] (Print.)
Definition: A font.
Fount, n. Etym: [OF. font, funt, fr. L. fons, fontis, a fountain; of uncertain origin, perh. akin to fundere to pour, E. found to cast. Cf. Font.]
Definition: A fountain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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