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.
TENAILLON
Etymology
Noun
tenaillon (plural tenaillons)
A work constructed on each side of the ravelins to increase their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or cover the shoulders of the bastions.
Anagrams
• Antonelli
Source: Wiktionary
Te*nail"lon, n. Etym: [F. See Tenaille.] (Fort.)
Definition: A work constructed on each side of the ravelins, to increase their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch, or cover the shoulders of the bastions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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