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.
HALTERES
HALTERE
halter, haltere, balancer
(noun) either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
halteres
plural of haltere
Anagrams
• Tar Heels, Tarheels, leathers, shearlet
Source: Wiktionary
Hal*te"res, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Balancers; the rudimentary hind wings of Diptera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRIP
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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