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.
WAXBILL
Etymology
Noun
waxbill (plural waxbills)
Any bird of the genus Estrilda.
Source: Wiktionary
Wax"bill`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging to Estrelda and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The bill is large, conical, and usually red in color, resembling sealing wax. Several of the species are often kept as cage birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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