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.
BANDORES
Noun
bandores
plural of bandore
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Source: Wiktionary
BANDORE
Ban"dore, n. Etym: [Sp. bandurria, fr. L. pandura, pandurium, a musical instrument of three strings, fr. Gr. . Cf. Pandore, Banjo, Mandolin.]
Definition: A musical stringed instrument, similar in form to a guitar; a pandore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHTIK
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