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.
OSTIARIES
Noun
ostiaries
plural of ostiary
Source: Wiktionary
OSTIARY
Os"ti*a*ry, n.; pl. -ries. Etym: [L. ostium door, entrance. See Usher.]
1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter. N. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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