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.
SINGLESTICK
singlestick, fencing stick, backsword
(noun) a stick used instead of a sword for fencing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
singlestick (countable and uncountable, plural singlesticks)
A one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword.
(uncountable) A martial art, sport or exercise using a cudgel or backsword.
Source: Wiktionary
Sin"gle*stick`, n. (a) In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or fighting; a backsword. (b) The game played with singlesticks, in which he who first brings blood from his adversary's head is pronounced victor; backsword; cudgeling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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