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.
WINDSOCK
windsock, wind sock, sock, air sock, air-sleeve, wind sleeve, wind cone, drogue
(noun) a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
windsock (plural windsocks)
(aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.
Synonyms
• (conical, open-ended tube that indicates wind direction): air sock, wind cone
Source: Wiktionary
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