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.
LUSTRAL
Etymology
Adjective
lustral
Of or pertaining to (ritual) purification.
Of or relating to a lustrum, or period of five years.
Source: Wiktionary
Lus"tral, a. Etym: [L. lustralis, fr. lustrum: cf. F. lustral. See Lustrum.]
1. Of or pertaining to, or used for, purification; as, lustral days; lustral water.
2. Of or pertaining to a lustrum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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