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.
SCORPIO
Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpion
(noun) the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
Scorpius, Scorpio
(noun) a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
Scorpio, Scorpion
(noun) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Scor"pi*o, n.; pl. Scorpiones. Etym: [L.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A scorpion.
2. (Astron.) (a) The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus [scorpio] in almanacs. (b) A constellation of the zodiac containing the bright star Antares. It is drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a scorpion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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