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.
SPADEFOOT
spadefoot, spadefoot toad
(noun) a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
spadefoot (plural spadefoots)
Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.
Scaphiopodidae (American spadefoot toad)
Borneophrys (Edwardina's spadefoot toad)
Pelobates (European spadefoot toad)
Notaden (Australian spadefoot)
Source: Wiktionary
Spade"foot`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of burrowing toads of the genus Scaphiopus, esp. S. Holbrookii, of the Eastern United States; -- called also spade toad.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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