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.
MARTLET
Noun
martlet (plural martlets)
(obsolete) A bird, the martin.
(heraldic charge) A depiction of a bird similar to a house martin or swallow with stylized feet.
Synonyms
• merlion (rare)
Anagrams
• Marlett
Source: Wiktionary
Mart"let, n. Etym: [F. martinet. See Martin the bird, and cf. Martinet a disciplinarian.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European house martin.
2. Etym: [Cf. F. merlette.] (Her.)
Definition: A bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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