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.
SIXTEENER
Etymology
Noun
sixteener (plural sixteeners)
(historical) During the American Civil War, a child who, having reached the age of 16, was discharged from a soldiers' orphan school.
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SUNGLASSES
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
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