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.
PRICKET
pricket
(noun) male deer in his second year
pricket
(noun) a sharp metal spike to hold a candle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pricket (plural prickets)
(obsolete) A candle. [14th-17th c.]
A spike for holding a single candle. [from 15th c.]
A male deer in its second year, whose antlers have not yet branched. [from 15th c.]
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Source: Wiktionary
Prick"et, n. Etym: [Perhaps so called from the state of his horns. See Prick, and cf. Brocket.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A buck in his second year. See Note under 3d Buck. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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