In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
arblast (plural arblasts)
(obsolete except historical) A wooden crossbow with a special drawing mechanism, used to fire bolts, stones etc.
• lab rats, lab-rats
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"blast, n.
Definition: A crossbow. See Arbalest.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 February 2025
(noun) a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; “she jotted it on a scrap of paper”; “there was not a scrap left”
In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.