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.
TROCHLEAR
trochlear, trochlear nerve, trochlearis, fourth cranial nerve
(noun) either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
trochlear (not comparable)
(anatomy) Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea.
Noun
trochlear (plural trochlears)
(anatomy) A trochlear muscle or nerve.
Source: Wiktionary
Troch"le*ar, n. Etym: [L. trochlea block or pulley.] (Anat.)
Definition: Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; as, a trochlear articular surface; the trochlear muscle of the eye. Trochlear nerve. See Pathetic nerve, under Pathetic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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