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.
LAMBKILL
Etymology
Noun
lambkill (uncountable)
Kalmia angustifolia, a toxic plant with small, deep pink flowers.
Source: Wiktionary
Lamb"kill`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A small American ericaceous shrub (Kalmia angustifolia); -- called also calfkill, sheepkill, sheep laurel, etc. It is supposed to poison sheep and other animals that eat it at times when the snow is deep and they cannot find other food.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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