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.
PAIS
Etymology
Noun
pais (uncountable)
(obsolete, legal, middle english, survives only in phrases "trial per pais" and "matter in pais") The (people of the) country.
Usage notes
• A trial per pais is a trial by the country, i.e. by a jury; and matter in pais is matter triable by the country, or jury.
Anagrams
• AIPs, AISP, APIs, ASPI, IAPs, IASP, IPAs, PIAs, PISA, Pisa, SAPI, sipa
Source: Wiktionary
Pa`is, n. Etym: [OF. puĂŻs, F. pays, country.] (O. E. Law)
Definition: The country; the people of the neighborhood.
Note: A trial per pais is a trial by the country, that is, by a jury; and matter in pais is matter triable by the country, or jury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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