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.
SPISS
Spiss, a. Etym: [L. spissus.]
Definition: Thick; crowded; compact; dense. [Obs.] This spiss and . . . copious, yet concise, treatise. Brerewood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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