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.
SUMPTER
Etymology
Noun
sumpter (plural sumpters)
(obsolete) The driver of a packhorse.
(obsolete) A pack; a burden.
Anagrams
• restump, stumper
Etymology
Proper noun
Sumpter (plural Sumpters)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sumpter is the 4467th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7950 individuals. Sumpter is most common among White (51.84%) and Black/African American (41.62%) individuals.
Anagrams
• restump, stumper
Source: Wiktionary
Sump"ter, n. Etym: [OF. sommetier the driver of a pack horse; akin to OF. & F. sommier a pack horse, L. sagmarius, fr. sagma a pack saddle, in LL., a load, Gr. saj, sañj, to hang on. Cf. Seam a weight, Summer a beam.]
1. The driver of a pack horse. [Obs.] Skeat.
2. A pack; a burden. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
3. An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or burdens; a baggage horse. Holinshed.
Sump"ter, a.
Definition: Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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