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.
REDCAP
redcap
(noun) a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station
redcap
(noun) a member of the military police in Britain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
redcap (plural redcaps)
(British) A member of the Royal Military Police a unit in the British army.
(US) A porter in a US railway station.
(British, archaic) The European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis).
(British, folklore) A type of evil goblin or imp.
A breed of poultry.
Anagrams
• carped, craped
Source: Wiktionary
Red"cap`, n.
1. (Zoöl)
Definition: The European goldfinch.
2. A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt old castles in Scotland. [Scot.] Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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