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.
BELCHER
Etymology
Proper noun
Belcher
A surname.
Etymology 1
Noun
belcher (plural belchers)
Someone who belches.
Etymology 2
Noun
belcher (plural belchers)
(dated) A dark blue neckerchief with white spots, each having a dark-blue spot in the centre.
Source: Wiktionary
Belch"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, belches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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