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.
PROMONTORY
promontory, headland, head, foreland
(noun) a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
promontory (plural promontories)
A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
Synonyms: cliff, headland, hoe
(anatomy) A projecting part of the body.
A projection on the sacrum.
A rounded elevation in the tympanum of the ear.
Source: Wiktionary
Prom"on*to*ry, n.; pl. Promontories. Etym: [ L. promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See Mount, n.]
1. (Phys. Geog.)
Definition: A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape. Like one that stands upon a promontory. Shak.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra. (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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