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.
LEGULEIAN
Le`gu*le"ian, a. Etym: [L. leguleius pettifogger, fr. lex, legis, law.]
Definition: Lawyerlike; legal. [R.] "Leguleian barbarism." De Quincey.
– n.
Definition: A lawyer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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