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.
GANNET
gannet
(noun) large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gannet (plural gannets)
Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.
(British, South Africa) A voracious eater; a glutton.
Synonyms
• (voracious eater): see glutton
Source: Wiktionary
Gan"net, n. Etym: [OE. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a fen duck; akin to D. gent gander, OHG. ganazzo. See Gander, Goose.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of several species of sea birds of the genus Sula, allied to the pelicans.
Note: The common gannet of Europe and America (S. bassana), is also called solan goose, chandel goose, and gentleman. In Florida the wood ibis is commonly called gannet. Booby gannet. See Sula.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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