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.
XIPHISTERNUMS
Noun
xiphisternums
plural of xiphisternum
Source: Wiktionary
XIPHISTERNUM
Xiph"i*ster"num, n.; pl. Xiphisterna. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum.] (Anat.) (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid process. (b) The xiphiplastron.
– Xiph"i*ster"nal a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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