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.
PROVANT
Adjective
provant (comparative more provant, superlative most provant)
(obsolete) Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior.
Noun
provant
(obsolete) provender; food
Verb
provant (third-person singular simple present provants, present participle provanting, simple past and past participle provanted)
(obsolete, transitive) To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*vant", v. t.
Definition: To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for. [Obs.] Nash.
Prov"ant, a.
Definition: Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior. "A poor provant rapier." B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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