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.
PNEUMOCONIOSIS
pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis
(noun) chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pneumoconiosis (countable and uncountable, plural pneumoconioses)
(disease) A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.
Hyponyms
• black lung
• silicosis
• asbestosis
Source: Wiktionary
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BEAR
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”
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