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.
SALUTATORY
Adjective
salutatory (comparative more salutatory, superlative most salutatory)
Characteristic of or relating to a salutation or greeting.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with salutary (“affecting or designed to affect an improvement”).
Noun
salutatory (plural salutatories)
(chiefly, US) A greeting; an address, speech or article of greeting; the first editorial by the new editor of a newspaper or periodical; an introduction or preface.
(obsolete) A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.
Source: Wiktionary
Sa*lu"ta*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. salutatorius. See Salute.]
Definition: Containing or expressing salutations; speaking a welcome; greeting; -- applied especially to the oration which introduces the exercises of the Commencements, or similar public exhibitions, in American colleges.
Sa*lu"ta*to*ry, n.
1. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch. [Obs.] Milton.
2. (American Colleges)
Definition: The salutatory oration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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