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.
TARRIANCE
tarriance, lingering
(noun) the act of tarrying
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tarriance (countable and uncountable, plural tarriances)
(obsolete, rare) The act of tarrying; dalliance
Source: Wiktionary
Tar"ri*ance, n.
Definition: The act or time of tarrying; delay; lateness. [Archaic] Shak. And after two days' tarriance there, returned. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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