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.
HYPNOSIS
hypnosis
(noun) a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hypnosis (countable and uncountable, plural hypnoses)
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
The art or skill of hypnotism.
Source: Wiktionary
Hyp*no"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Supervention of sleep.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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