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.
SPELTER
spelter
(noun) impure zinc containing about three percent lead and other impurities (especially in the form of ingots)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
spelter (usually uncountable, plural spelters)
(uncountable) Zinc, often in blocks or ingot form.
(uncountable, countable) Zinc alloyed with another metal (especially copper), used as a solder.
(countable) An objet d'art made from zinc.
Anagrams
• pelters, petrels, respelt
Source: Wiktionary
Spel"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. spialter, G. & D. spiauter. Cf. Pewter.] (Metal.)
Definition: Zinc; -- especially so called in commerce and arts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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