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.
PICKABACK
piggyback, pickaback, pig-a-back
(adverb) on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip; “she carried her child piggyback”
piggyback, pickaback, pig-a-back
(adverb) on a railroad flatcar; “the trailer rode piggyback across the country”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adverb
pickaback (not comparable)
On the back or the shoulders
Usage notes
• Used especially of something or somebody being carried in this manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Pick"a*back`, adv.
Definition: On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also pickapack, pickback, and pickpack.] A woman stooping to take a child pickaback. R,Jefferies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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