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.
THIRLS
Noun
thirls
plural of thirl
Verb
thirls
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thirl
Source: Wiktionary
THIRL
Thirl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thirled; p. pr. & vb. n. Thirling.] Etym: [See Thrill.]
Definition: To bore; to drill or thrill. See Thrill. [Obs. or Prov.] That with a spear was thirled his breast bone. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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