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.
HAUTBOY
oboe, hautboy, hautbois
(noun) a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hautboy (plural hautboys)
(dated, musical instruments) An oboe or similar treble double reed instrument.
(music) A reed stop on an organ giving a similar sound.
A tall-growing strawberry, Fragaria elatior, having a musky flavour.
Anagrams
• Hout Bay
Source: Wiktionary
Haut"boy, n. Etym: [F. hautbois, lit., high wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See Haughty, Bush; and cf. Oboe.]
1. (Mus.)
Definition: A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe. See Illust. of Oboe.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A sort of strawberry (Fragaria elatior).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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