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.
PERRIER
Proper noun
Perrier (plural Perriers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Perrier is the 21320th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1229 individuals. Perrier is most common among White (68.51%) and Black/African American (22.54%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
perrier (plural perriers)
(military, historical) A short mortar used for throwing stone shot.
Source: Wiktionary
Per"ri*er, n. Etym: [OF. perriere, perrier, F. perrier. Cf. Pederero.] (Mil.)
Definition: A short mortar used formerly for throwing stone shot. Hakluyt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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