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.
SAUSEFLEM
Sau"se*flem, a. Etym: [OF. saus salt (L. salsus) + flemme phlegm.]
Definition: Having a red, pimpled face. [Obs.] [Written also sawceflem.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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