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.
LITHOTYPY
Li*thot"y*py, n. Etym: [Litho- + -typy.]
Definition: The art or process of making a kind of hard, stereotypeplate, by pressing into a mold, taken from a page of type or other matter, a composition of gum shell-lac and sand of a fine quality, together with a little tar and linseed oil, all in a heated state.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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