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.
HANDBREADTH
handbreadth, handsbreadth
(noun) any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
handbreadth (plural handbreadths)
A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
Synonyms
• (Judaism) tefach, tefah
Source: Wiktionary
Hand"breadth`, n.
Definition: A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm. Ex. xxxvii. 12.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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