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.
POSSESSORY
Etymology
Adjective
possessory (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to, having or arising from possession.
Source: Wiktionary
Pos*sess"o*ry, a. Etym: [L. possessorius: cf. F. possessoire.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right; of the nature of possession; as, a possessory interest; a possessory lord. Possessory action or suit (Law), an action to regain or obtain possession of something. See under Petitory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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