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.
INCITANT
Etymology
Adjective
incitant (comparative more incitant, superlative most incitant)
Inciting; stimulating.
Noun
incitant (plural incitants)
That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a stimulant.
Source: Wiktionary
In*cit"ant, a. Etym: [L. incitans, -antis, p. pr. of incitare. See Incite.]
Definition: Inciting; stimulating.
In*cit"ant, n.
Definition: That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a stimulant. E. Darwin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
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