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.
TUMULUS
Etymology
Noun
tumulus (plural tumuli)
(archaeology) A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.
Synonyms
• burial mound
• burian (chiefly Scottish)
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"mu*lus, n.; pl. Tumuli. Etym: [L., a mound, a sepulchral mound, probably from tumere to swell. Cf. Tumid.]
Definition: An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUCH
(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”
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