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.
SELCOUTH
Etymology
Adjective
selcouth (comparative more selcouth, superlative most selcouth)
(now rare) Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
Synonyms
• (strange): bizarre, odd, weird; see also strange
• (rare): infrequent, scarce, uncommon; see also rare
• (wondrous): amazing, magnificent, stupendous; see also awesome
Source: Wiktionary
Sel"couth, n. Etym: [AS. selc, seldc; seld rare + c known. See Uncouth.]
Definition: Rarely known; unusual; strange. [Obs.] [She] wondered much at his so selcouth case. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
31 January 2025
DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
Coffee Trivia
