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.
TRIERARCH
Etymology
Noun
trierarch (plural trierarchs)
(nautical) The captain of a trireme.
Source: Wiktionary
Tri"er*arch, n. Etym: [L. trierarchus, Gr. (Gr. Antiq.) (a) The commander of a trireme. (b) At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public service.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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