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.
PAIL
bucket, pail
(noun) a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
pail, pailful
(noun) the quantity contained in a pail
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pail (plural pails)
A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc, usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).
Synonym: bucket
(In technical use) A closed (covered) cylindrical shipping container.
Anagrams
• ALIP, Pali, lipa, pali, pali-, pial, pila
Source: Wiktionary
Pail, n. Etym: [OE. paile, AS. pægel a wine vessel, a pail, akin to D. & G. pegel a watermark, a gauge rod, a measure of wine, Dan. pægel half a pint.]
Definition: A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk, etc.; a bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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