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.
PORTENTS
Noun
portents
plural of portent
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PORTENT
Por*tent", n. Etym: [L. portentum. See Portend.]
Definition: That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign. Shak. My loss by dire portents the god foretold. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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