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.
LICTORS
Noun
lictors
plural of lictor
Source: Wiktionary
LICTOR
Lic"tor, n. Etym: [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: An officer who bore an ax and fasces or rods, as ensigns of his office. His duty was to attend the chief magistrates when they appeared in public, to clear the way, and cause due respect to be paid to them, also to apprehend and punish criminals. Lictors and rods, the ensigns of their power. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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