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.
SHAVELINGS
Noun
shavelings
plural of shaveling
Source: Wiktionary
SHAVELING
Shave"ling, n.
Definition: A man shaved; hence, a monk, or other religious; -- used in contempt. I am no longer a shaveling than while my frock is on my back. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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