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.
NUCHAL
Etymology
Noun
nuchal (plural nuchals)
The back of the neck.
(medicine, colloquial) Short for nuchal translucency scan.
(zoology) A neck scale, especially of a lizard.
Synonyms
• (back of the neck): nape, nucha
Adjective
nuchal (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the back or nape of the neck.
Anagrams
• chulan, launch
Source: Wiktionary
Nu"chal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. nucal.] (Anat.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape, of the neck; -- applied especially to the anterior median plate in the carapace of turtles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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