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.
SYPHILOID
Etymology
Adjective
syphiloid (comparative more syphiloid, superlative most syphiloid)
(medicine) Resembling syphilis.
Noun
syphiloid (plural syphiloids)
(medicine) Any disease resembling syphilis.
Anagrams
• hypsiloid
Source: Wiktionary
Syph"i*loid, a. Etym: [Syphilis + -oid.] (Med.)
Definition: Resembling syphilis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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