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.
PSEPHISM
Etymology
Noun
psephism (plural psephisms)
(historical, Ancient Greece) A proposition adopted by a majority of votes, especially by the vote of the Athenian people; a statute.
the well-known story of the Spartan psephism
Source: Wiktionary
Pse"phism, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: A proposition adopted by a majority of votes; especially, one adopted by vote of the Athenian people; a statute. J. P. Mahaffy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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25 November 2024
ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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