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.
gnathites
plural of gnathite
• tea-things
Source: Wiktionary
Gnath"ite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of the mouth appendages of the Arthropoda. They are known as mandibles, maxillæ, and maxillipeds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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.