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.
QUALMISH
Etymology
Adjective
qualmish
Affected with qualms; queasy, nauseous. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Qualm"ish, a.
Definition: Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea or sickly languor; inclined to vomit. Shak.
– Qualm"ish*ly, adv.
– Qualm"ish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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