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.
HOOFBOUND
Etymology
Noun
hoofbound (uncountable)
(dated) Deformative contraction and dryness of the back part of the hoof of a horse.
Adjective
hoofbound
(dated) Of a horse: exhibiting deformative contraction and dryness of the back part of the hoof.
Source: Wiktionary
Hoof"bound`, a. (Far.)
Definition: Having a dry and contracted hoof, which occasions pain and lameness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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