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.
RHUMB
Noun
rhumb (plural rhumbs)
(navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle
Synonyms: rhumb line, loxodrome
(navigation) One of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)
(navigation) A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°
Source: Wiktionary
Rhumb, n. Etym: [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo, probably fr. Gr. Rhomb.] (Navigation)
Definition: A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle;
– called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic. To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course, following a rhumb line.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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