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.
PERNOCTATION
Etymology
Noun
pernoctation (countable and uncountable, plural pernoctations)
An overnight stay; action (or instance) of abiding through the night at a location.
The action (or an instance) of walking about at night, especially as a vigil or watch.
(Christianity) A religious watch kept during normal sleeping hours, during which prayers or other ceremonies are performed.
Usage notes
The sense of a religious watch may apply either to a holy vigil or to diabolical activities.
Synonyms
• (religious watch): vigil
Anagrams
• percontation
Source: Wiktionary
Per`noc*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. pernoctatio, fr. pernoctare to stay all night; per + nox, noctis, night.]
Definition: The act or state of passing the whole night; a remaining all night. "Pernoctation in prayer." Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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