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.
GNAWER
rodent, gnawer
(noun) relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gnawer (plural gnawers)
One who gnaws.
A rodent or other animal that gnaws.
Anagrams
• Wagner, wanger
Source: Wiktionary
Gnaw"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, gnaws.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A rodent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
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