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.
GEMSBOK
gemsbok, gemsbuck, Oryx gazella
(noun) large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gemsbok (plural gemsboks or gemsbok)
A large African antelope (Oryx gazella).
Synonyms
• gemsbuck
Source: Wiktionary
Gems"bok, n. Etym: [D.; akin to G. gemsbock the male or buck of the chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A South African antelope (Oryx Capensis), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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