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.
OBTUNDER
Ob*tund"er, n. (Med.)
Definition: That which obtunds or blunts; especially, that which blunts sensibility.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”
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