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.
PAROOEPHORON
Par`o*öph"o*ron, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. Para-) + (Anat.)
Definition: A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and corresponding with the parepididymis of the male.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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