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.
LOCHIA
lochia
(noun) substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lochia pl (plural only)
Normal post-partum vaginal discharge; blood, mucus, and placental tissue that are discharged from a female's vagina (similar to menstruation) for several weeks after she has given birth.
Usage notes
• The word is sometimes treated as though it were a singular noun, in which case it is uncountable.
Anagrams
• -aholic, Acholi, cholai
Source: Wiktionary
Lo*chi"a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Definition: The discharge from the womb and vagina which follows childbirth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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