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.
GONENESS
Etymology
Noun
goneness (countable and uncountable, plural gonenesses)
The state or quality of being gone, i.e. no longer present.
(US, informal) A state of exhaustion or faintness, especially from hunger.
Source: Wiktionary
Gone"ness, n.
Definition: A state of exhaustion; faintness, especially as resulting from hunger. [Colloq. U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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WINEBERRY
(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
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