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.
PROTHORAX
prothorax
(noun) the anterior part of an insect’s thorax; bears the first pair of legs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prothorax (plural prothoraxes or prothoraces)
(entomology) The anterior segment of the insect thorax; it carries the first pair of legs
Anagrams
• orthoprax
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*tho"rax, n. Etym: [Pref. pro- + thorax.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The first or anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Illusts. of Butterfly and Coleoptera.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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