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.
UMBILIC
Um*bil"ic, n. Etym: [From L. umbilicus: cf. F. ombilic. See Navel.]
1. The navel; the center. [Obs.] "The umbilic of the world." Sir T. Herbert.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: An umbilicus. See Umbilicus, 5 (b).
Um*bil"ic, a. (Anat.)
Definition: See Umbilical, 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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