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.
LIENTERIC
Etymology
Adjective
lienteric (not comparable)
(medicine) Of or relating to, or of the nature of, lientery.
Noun
lienteric (plural lienterics)
(medicine) A lientery.
Source: Wiktionary
Li`en*ter"ic, a. Etym: [L. lientericus, Gr. lientérique. See Lientery.] (Med.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, a lientery.
– n. (Med.)
Definition: A lientery. Grew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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