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.
PISTILLATION
Pis`til*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. pistillum a pestle.]
Definition: The act of pounding or breaking in a mortar; pestillation. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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