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.
TENDERFOOT
tenderfoot
(noun) an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tenderfoot (plural tenderfeet or tenderfoots)
An inexperienced person; a novice
(historical) A newcomer or arriviste to the region in the American frontier (Old West and Wild West).
A Boy Scout of the lowest rank.
Source: Wiktionary
Ten"der*foot`, n.
Definition: A delicate person; one not inured to the hardship and rudeness of pioneer life. [Slang, Western U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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