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.
MUMMER
mime, mimer, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist
(noun) an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mummer (plural mummers)
A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival.
An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.
Synonyms
• (actor in a pantomime): mime
Source: Wiktionary
Mumm"er, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. mommeur. See Mumm, and cf. Momier.]
Definition: One who mumms, or makes diversion in disguise; a masker; a buffon. Jugglers and dancers, antics, mummers. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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