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.
SALTIREWISE
Etymology
Adverb
saltirewise (not comparable)
(heraldry) In the form of a saltire; crossing diagonally.
Anagrams
• saltierwise
Source: Wiktionary
Sal"tire*wise`, adv. (Her.)
Definition: In the manner of a saltire; -- said especially of the blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in the direction of a bend and a bend sinister, and crossing at the center.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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