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.
TIBIAE
TIBIA
tibia, shinbone, shin bone, shin
(noun) the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
tibiae
plural of tibia
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Source: Wiktionary
TIBIA
Tib"i*a, n.; pl. Tibiæ. Etym: [L.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda.
3. (Antiq.)
Definition: A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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