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.
ORVIETAN
Or`vi*e"tan, n. Etym: [F. orviétan: cf. It. orvietano. So called because invented at Orvieto, in Italy.]
Definition: A kind of antidote for poisons; a counter poison formerly in vogue. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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