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.
PREMATURES
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prematures
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PREMATURE
Pre`ma*ture", a. Etym: [L. praematurus; prae before + maturus ripe. See Mature.]
1. Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed.
2. Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early; untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth; a premature opinion; premature decay.
3. Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report.
– Pre`ma*ture"ly, adv.
– Pre`ma*ture"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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