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.
PLETHRUM
Pleth"ron, Pleth"rum, n.; pl. Plethra. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: A long measure of 100 Greek, or 101 English, feet; also, a square measure of 10,000 Greek feet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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