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.
SCATURIENT
Etymology
Adjective
scaturient (comparative more scaturient, superlative most scaturient)
Abundant; overflowing.
Anagrams
• incrustate, scrutinate
Source: Wiktionary
Sca*tu"ri*ent, a.Etym: [L. scaturiens, p.pr. of scaturire gush out, from scatere to bubble, gush.]
Definition: Gushing forth; full to overflowing; effusive. [R.] A pen so scaturient and unretentive. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
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