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.
TRETIS
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
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