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.
NUNCUPATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
nuncupative (not comparable)
Oral; not written.
(obsolete) Publicly or solemnly declaratory.
(obsolete) Nominal; existing only in name.
Source: Wiktionary
Nun*cu"pa*tive, a. Etym: [L. nuncupativus nominal: cf. F. nuncupatif.]
1. Publicly or solemnly declaratory. [Obs.]
2. Nominal; existing only in name. [Obs.]
3. Oral; not written. Nuncupative will or testament, a will or testament made by word of mouth only, before witnesses, as by a soldier or seaman, and depending on oral testimony for proof. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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