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.
FOYS
Noun
foys
plural of foy
Proper noun
Foys
plural of Foy
Source: Wiktionary
FOY
Foy, n. Etym: [F. foi, old spelling foy, faith. See Faith.]
1. Faith; allegiance; fealty. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. A feast given by one about to leave a place. [Obs.] He did at the Dog give me, and some other friends of his, his foy, he being to set sail to-day. Pepys.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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