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.
HORRENT
Etymology
Adjective
horrent (comparative more horrent, superlative most horrent)
Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling.
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• norther
Source: Wiktionary
Hor"rent, a. Etym: [L. horrens, p.pr. of horrere to bristle. See Horror.]
Definition: Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points; bristled; bristling. Rough and horrent with figures in strong relief. De Quincey. With bright emblazonry and horrent arms. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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