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.
SYCEE
Etymology
Noun
sycee (countable and uncountable, plural sycees)
(historical) Any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.
(uncountable) Imitation ingots made of paper, burnt as an offering in ancestral veneration on Tomb Sweeping Day or during the Ghost Festival.
Synonyms
• yuanbao
Source: Wiktionary
Sy*cee", n. Etym: [Said to be from a Chinese word, se-tze or se-sze, meaning, fine silk, and to be so called because if pure it may be drawn out into fine threads.]
Definition: Silver, pounded into ingots of the shape of a shoe, and used as currency. The most common weight is about one pound troy. [China] McElrath.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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