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.
cattle, cows, kine, oxen, Bos taurus
(noun) domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; “so many head of cattle”; “wait till the cows come home”; “seven thin and ill-favored kine”- Bible; “a team of oxen”
ox, wild ox
(noun) any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
ox
(noun) an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
oxen
plural of ox
oxen (not comparable)
Of, relating to, or resembling an ox; oxlike
• exon, xeno-
Source: Wiktionary
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
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.