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.
PERTUSION
Etymology
Noun
pertusion (plural pertusions)
The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument.
A punched hole; a perforation.
Anagrams
• Petronius, eruptions, pseurotin
Source: Wiktionary
Per*tu"sion, n. Etym: [L. pertusio.]
Definition: The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument; as, pertusion of a vein. [R.] Arbuthnot.
2. A punched hole; a perforation. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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