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.
RATTAILED
Rat"-tailed`, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat. Rat-tailed larva (Zoöl.), the larva of a fly of the genus Eristalis. See Eristalis.
РRat-tailed serpent (Zo̦l.), the fer-de-lance.
РRat-tailed shrew (Zo̦l.), the musk shrew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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