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.
LENTEN
lenten
(adjective) of or relating to or suitable for Lent; “lenten food”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
Lenten (comparative more Lenten, superlative most Lenten)
Pertaining to Lent; taking place during Lent.
Appropriate to Lent; meagre, sombre.
Source: Wiktionary
Lent"en, n.
Definition: Lent. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Lent"en, a. Etym: [From OE. lenten lent. See Lent, n. ]
1. Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or suitable to, Lent; as, the Lenten season. She quenched her fury at the flood. And with a Lenten salad cooled her blood. Dryden.
2. Spare, meager; plain; somber; unostentatious; not abundant or showy. "Lenten entertainment." " Lenten answer." Shak. " Lenten suit." Beau. & Fl. Lenten color, black or violet. F. G. Lee.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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