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.
GRISON
grison, Grison vittatus, Galictis vittatus
(noun) carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grison (plural grisons)
A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel.
Hyponyms
• greater grison (Galictis vittata)
• lesser grison (Galictis cuja)
Anagrams
• Gorins, O-rings, girons, groins, rosing, signor, soring
Source: Wiktionary
Gri"son, n. Etym: [F., fr. grison gray, gray-haired, gris gray. See Gris.] (Zoöl.) (a) A South American animal of the family Mustelidae (Galictis vittata). It is about two feet long, exclusive of the tail. Its under parts are black. Also called South American glutton. (b) A South American monkey (Lagothrix infumatus), said to be gluttonous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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