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.
PARACENTESES
Noun
paracenteses
plural of paracentesis
Source: Wiktionary
PARACENTESIS
Par`a*cen*te"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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