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.
ROUGHLEGS
Noun
roughlegs
plural of roughleg
Source: Wiktionary
ROUGHLEG
Rough"leg`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus Archibuteo, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also rough- legged hawk, and rough-legged buzzard.
Note: The best known species is Archibuteo lagopus of Northern Europe, with its darker American variety (Sancti-johannis). The latter is often nearly or quite black. The ferruginous roughleg (Archibuteo ferrugineus) inhabits Western North America.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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