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.
MAKEBELIEVE
Make"-be*lieve`, n.
Definition: A feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense; a fiction; an invention. "Childlike make-believe." Tylor. To forswear self-delusion and make-believe. M. Arnold.
Make"-be*lieve`, a.
Definition: Feigned; insincere. "Make-believe reverence." G. Eliot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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