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.
OINTMENTS
Noun
ointments
plural of ointment
Source: Wiktionary
OINTMENT
Oint"ment, n. Etym: [OE. oinement, OF. oignement, fr.F. oindre to anoint, L. ungere, unguere; akin to Skr. a, and to G. anke (in Switzerland) butter. The first t in the E. word is due to the influence of anoint. Cf. Anoint, Unguent.]
Definition: That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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