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.
OLIDOUS
Ol"id, Ol"i*dous, a. Etym: [L. olidus, fr. olere to smell.]
Definition: Having a strong, disagreeable smell; fetid. [Obs.] Boyle. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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