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.
SUBMISS
Etymology
Adjective
submiss (comparative more submiss, superlative most submiss)
(obsolete) Submissive.
But to such as are judicious, meek, submiss, and quiet, these matters are easily remedied […]
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*miss", a. Etym: [L. submissus, p.p. of submittere to let down, to lower. See Submit.]
1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Archaic] "Soft Silence and submiss Obedience." Spenser. "Stooping and submiss." R. L. Stevenson.
2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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