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.
Tre"tis, Tre"tys, n. Etym: [See Treatise.]
Definition: A treatise; also, a treaty. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Tre*tis", Tre*tys", a. Etym: [OF. traitis.]
Definition: Long and well-proportioned; nicely made; pretty. [Obs.] "Her nose tretys." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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.