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.
LITHELY
Etymology
Adverb
lithely (comparative more lithely, superlative most lithely)
In a lithe manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Lithe"ly, adv.
Definition: In a lithe, pliant, or flexible manner.
LITHE
Lithe, v. i. & i. Etym: [Icel Listen.]
Definition: To listen or listen to; to hearken to. [Obs.] P. Plowman.
Lithe, a. Etym: [AS. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel. linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to yield. Cf. Lenient.]
1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. [Obs.]
2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. Milton.
Lithe, v. t. Etym: [AS. Lithe, a.]
Definition: To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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