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.
TICKTACKS
Noun
ticktacks
plural of ticktack
Source: Wiktionary
TICKTACK
Tick"tack`, n. Etym: [See Tick to beat, to pat, and (for sense 2) cf. Tricktrack.]
1. A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.
2. A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs; tricktrack. A game at ticktack with words. Milton.
Tick"tack`, adv.
Definition: With a ticking noise, like that of a watch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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