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.
RIPOST
Etymology
Noun
ripost (plural riposts)
(fencing) A thrust given in return after parrying a lunge.
A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.
Anagrams
• prosit, tripos
Source: Wiktionary
Ri*post", n. Etym: [F. riposte.]
1. In fencing, a return thrust after a parry.
2. A quick and sharp refort; a repartee. J. Morley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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