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.
ASSIZER
Etymology
Noun
assizer (plural assizers)
An officer who has the care or inspection of weights and measures.
Source: Wiktionary
As*siz"er, n.
Definition: An officer who has the care or inspection of weights and measures, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
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