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.
PLAUSIBILITY
plausibility, plausibleness
(noun) apparent validity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
plausibility (countable and uncountable, plural plausibilities)
(obsolete) The quality of deserving applause, praiseworthiness; something worthy of praise. [16th–17th c.]
• E. Vaughan
(now, rare) The appearance of truth, especially when deceptive; speciousness. [from 17th c.]
A plausible statement, argument etc. [from 17th c.]
(now in more positive sense) The fact of being believable; believability, credibility. [from 18th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Plau`si*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. plausibilité.]
1. Something worthy of praise. [Obs.] Integrity, fidelity, and other gracious plausibilities. E. Vaughan.
2. The quality of being plausible; speciousness. To give any plausibility to a scheme. De Quincey.
3. Anything plausible or specious. R. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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