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.
STENOGRAPHY
stenography
(noun) the act or art of writing in shorthand
shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy
(noun) a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stenography (usually uncountable, plural stenographies)
The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand.
Source: Wiktionary
Ste*nog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. graphy: cf. F. sténographie, G. stenographie.]
Definition: The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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