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.
Reak, n. [Wrack seaweed.]
Definition: A rush. [Obs.] "Feeds on reaks and reeds." Drant.
Reak, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. hrekkr, or E. wreak vengeance.]
Definition: A prank. [Obs.] "They play such reaks." Beau & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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.