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.
SYNCHROSCOPE
synchroscope, synchronoscope, synchronizer, synchroniser
(noun) an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
synchroscope (plural synchroscopes)
An instrument that indicates the degree to which two alternating current systems are synchronised with each other; used especially in electricity generation
An instrument used to synchronise the propellers of a twin-engine aircraft
Source: Wiktionary
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DISKETTE
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