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.
VEDETTE
Etymology
Noun
vedette (plural vedettes)
(historic, military) A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger.
Source: Wiktionary
Ve*dette", n. Etym: [F. vedette, It. vedetta, for veletta (influenced by vedere to see, L. videre), from It. veglia watch, L. vigilia. See Vigil.]
Definition: A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a vidette.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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