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.
LUCUBRATION
lucubration
(noun) laborious cogitation
lucubration
(noun) a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lucubration (countable and uncountable, plural lucubrations)
Intense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night.
The product of such study; often, writings.
Source: Wiktionary
Lu`cu*bra"tion, n. Etym: [l. lucubratio;cf. F. lucubration.]
1. The act of lucubrating, or studying by candlelight; nocturnal study; meditation. After long lucubration I have hit upon such an expedient. Goldsmith.
2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition. Thy lucubrations have been perused by several of our friends. Tatler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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