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.
SUINT
Etymology
Noun
suint (countable and uncountable, plural suints)
(organic compound, dated) A substance obtained from the wool of sheep, consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy matters.
Anagrams
• Sintu, Tunis, Tunis., inust, units
Source: Wiktionary
Su"int, n. Etym: [F.] (Chem.)
Definition: A peculiar substance obtained from the wool of sheep, consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy matters. It is used as a source of potash and also for the manufacture of gas.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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