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.
SHRIGHT
Etymology
Verb
shright
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of shriek
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of shritch
Noun
shright (plural shrights)
(obsolete) A shriek or shrieking; sobbing.
Source: Wiktionary
Shright, obs.
Definition: imp. & p. p. of Shriek. She cried alway and shright. Chaucer.
Shright, n. Etym: [See Shriek.]
Definition: A shriek; shrieking. [Obs] Spenser. "All hoarse for shright." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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