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.
MENDICATE
Men"di*cate, v. t.& i. Etym: [L. mendicatus, p. p. of mendicare to beg.]
Definition: To beg. [R.] Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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