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.
GRAPHITES
Noun
graphites
plural of graphite
Anagrams
• earth pigs, earth-pigs, earthpigs
Source: Wiktionary
GRAPHITE
Graph"ite, n. Etym: [Gr. graphite. See Graphic.] (Min.)
Definition: Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead. Graphite battery (Elec.), a voltaic battery consisting of zinc and carbon in sulphuric acid, or other exciting liquid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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