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.
TOMPIONS
Noun
tompions
plural of tompion
Source: Wiktionary
TOMPION
Tom"pi*on, n. Etym: [See Tampios]
1. A stopper of a cannon or a musket. See Tampion.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: A plug in a flute or an organ pipe, to modulate the tone. Knight.
3. The iron bottom to which grapeshot are fixed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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