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.
TOADSTONE
Etymology
Noun
toadstone (countable and uncountable, plural toadstones)
A small stone, once believed to be a jewel embedded in the head of a toad, worn as an amulet.
(geology) A soft, earthy variety of trap-rock of a brownish-grey colour, looking like an argillaceous deposit.
Source: Wiktionary
Toad"stone`, n.
1. (Min.)
Definition: A local name for the igneous rocks of Derbyshire, England; -- said by some to be derived from the German todter stein, meaning dead stone, that is, stone which contains no ores.
2. Bufonite, formerly regarded as a precious stone, and worn as a jewel. See Bufonite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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