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.
LYES
Noun
lyes
plural of lye
Anagrams
• Slye, leys, lyse, sely, sley, syle
Source: Wiktionary
LYE
Lye, n. [Written also lie and ley.] Etym: [AS. leáh; akin to D. loog, OHG. louga, G. lauge; cf. Icel. laug a bath, a hot spring.]
Definition: A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc.
Lye, n. (Railroad)
Definition: A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding. [Eng.]
Lye, n.
Definition: A falsehood. [Obs.] See Lie.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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