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.
RAGPICKER
ragpicker
(noun) an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ragpicker (plural ragpickers)
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man (UK) or ragman (US).
Source: Wiktionary
Rag"pick`er, n.
Definition: One who gets a living by picking up rags and refuse things in the streets.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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