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.
WELLSPRING
well, wellspring, fountainhead
(noun) an abundant source; “she was a well of information”
wellhead, wellspring
(noun) the source of water for a well
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wellspring (plural wellsprings)
The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
(figurative) A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.
Source: Wiktionary
Well"spring` n.
Definition: A fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply. Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly. Prov. xvi. 22.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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