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.
OEILDEBOEUF
Oil`-de-bouf", n.; pl. Oils-de-bouf (#). [F., lit., eye of an ox.] (Arch.)
Definition: A circular or oval window; -- generally used of architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries. A famous room in the palace of Versailles bears this name, from the oval window opening into it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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