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.
averruncator (plural averruncators)
An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
Source: Wiktionary
Av`er*run*ca"tor, n. Etym: [Cf. Aberuncator.]
Definition: An instrument for pruning trees, consisting of two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on the end of a long rod.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 July 2024
(noun) surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
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.