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.
HOMEBRED
Etymology
Adjective
homebred (not comparable)
Born or raised in one's own home or country; native, indigenous. [from 16th c.]
Homely or rustic; plain, unpolished. [from 17th c.]
Noun
homebred (plural homebreds)
A person or animal raised at home. [from 17th c.]
An inexperienced or unsophisticated person; a rustic. [from 18th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Home"-bred`, a.
1. Bred at home; domestic; not foreign. " Home-bred mischief." Milton. Benignity and home-bred sense. Wordsworth.
2. Not polished; rude; uncultivated. Only to me home-bred youths belong. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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