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.
HOMESPUNS
Noun
homespuns
plural of homespun
Source: Wiktionary
HOMESPUN
Home"spun, a.
1. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain. "Homespun country garbs." W. Irving.
2. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. "Our homespun English proverb." Dryden. "Our homespun authors." Addison.
Home"spun, n.
1. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.
2. An unpolished, rustic person. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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