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.
TERRESTRIFY
Ter*res"tri*fy, v. t. Etym: [L. terrestris terrestrial + -fy.]
Definition: To convert or reduce into a condition like that of the earth; to make earthy. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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