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.
POORWILL
poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
(noun) goatsucker of western North America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Imitative of its note.
Noun
poorwill (plural poorwills)
nightjar (bird)
Source: Wiktionary
Poor"-will`, n. Etym: [So called in imitation of its note.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bird of the Western United States (Phalænoptilus Nutalli) allied to the whip-poor-will.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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