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.
KAROSS
Etymology
Noun
kaross (plural karosses)
(South African) A treated animal-skin cloak or blanket with the hair still left on.
Anagrams
• Kosars, Srokas
Source: Wiktionary
Ka*ross", n. [Native name.]
Definition: A native garment or rug of skin sewed together in the form of a square. [South Africa]
The wants of a native . . . are confined to a kaross (skin cloak) or some pieces of cotton cloth. James Bryce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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