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.
WHIPTOMKELLY
Whip"-tom`-kel"ly, n. Etym: [So called in imitation of its notes.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A vireo (Vireo altiloquus) native of the West Indies and Florida; -- called also black-whiskered vireo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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