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.
LISSOMLY
Etymology
Adverb
lissomly (comparative more lissomly, superlative most lissomly)
Alternative form of lissomely
Source: Wiktionary
LISSOM
Lis"som, Lis"some, a. Etym: [For lithesome.]
1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome. Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand. Tennyson.
2. Light; nimble; active. Halliwell.
– Lis"some*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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