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.
PEDICULAR
Etymology
Adjective
pedicular (not comparable)
Of or relating to lice.
Caused by lice.
Having the lousy distemper, phthiriasis; infested with lice.
(biology) Relating to a stem or pedicle.
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*dic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. pedicularis, fr. pediculus a louse: cf. F. pédiculaire.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to lice; having the lousy distemper (phthiriasis); lousy. Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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