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.
STRIGIL
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Noun
strigil (plural strigils)
(historical) A grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.
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Strig"il, n. Etym: [L. strigilis, from stringere to graze, scrape.] (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: An instrument of metal, ivory, etc., used for scraping the skin at the bath.
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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