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.
SEPTEMVIR
Etymology
Noun
septemvir (plural septemvirs or septemviri)
(historical) A member of a septemvirate; one of seven people associated in some office.
Source: Wiktionary
Sep*tem"vir, n.; pl. E. Septemvirs, L. Septemviri. Etym: [L. septemviri, pl.; septem seven + viri, pl. of vir man.] (Rom. Hist.)
Definition: One of a board of seven men associated in some office.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SINCERE
(adjective) open and genuine; not deceitful; “he was a good man, decent and sincere”; “felt sincere regret that they were leaving”; “sincere friendship”
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