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.
TWATTLES
Verb
twattles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twattle
Source: Wiktionary
TWATTLE
Twat"tle, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Tattle, Twaddle.]
Definition: To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to chatter; to twaddle; as, a twattling gossip. L'Estrange.
Twat"tle, v. t.
Definition: To make much of, as a domestic animal; to pet. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
Twat"tle, n.
Definition: Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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