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.
SMITHEREENS
smithereens
(noun) a collection of small fragments considered as a whole; “Berlin was bombed to smithereens”; “his hopes were dashed to smithereens”; “I wanted to smash him to smithereens”; “the toilet bowl ws blown to smithereens”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
smithereens pl (plural only) (rare singular smithereen)
Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.
Synonyms
• shivereens
• smithers
• shards
Anagrams
• intermeshes
Noun
Smithereens
plural of Smithereen
Anagrams
• intermeshes
Source: Wiktionary
Smith`er*eens", n. pl.
Definition: Fragments; atoms; smithers. [Colloq.] W. Black.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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