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.
sachem, sagamore
(noun) a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)
sachem
(noun) a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sachem (plural sachems)
The chief of a Native American tribe; a sagamore.
(US, politics, historical) A leader in the Tammany Hall society.
• mechas, samech, schame, schema
Source: Wiktionary
Sa"chem, n.
Definition: A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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.