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.
GABERDINE
duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust coat
(noun) a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
gaberdine (countable and uncountable, plural gaberdines)
A long cloak. [from c. 1520]
A textile: gabardine.
Source: Wiktionary
Gab`ar*dine", Gab`er*dine" (, n. Etym: [Sp. gabardina; cf. It. gavardina, OF. galvardine, calvardine, gavardine, galeverdine; perh. akin to Sp. & OF. gaban a sort of cloak or coat for rainy weather, F. caban great coat with a hood and sleeves, It. gabbano and perh. to E. cabin.]
Definition: A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews; a mean dress. Shak.
Gab`er*dine", n.
Definition: See Gabardine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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