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.
RETRIEVABLE
retrievable
(adjective) capable of being regained especially with effort; “he believed the information was retrievable”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
retrievable (comparative more retrievable, superlative most retrievable)
Capable of being retrieved or recovered.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*triev"a*ble, a. Etym: [From Retrieve.]
Definition: That may be retrieved or recovered; admitting of retrieval.
– Re*triev"a*ble*ness, n.
– Re*triev"a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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