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.
BELLHOP
bellboy, bellman, bellhop
(noun) someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bellhop (plural bellhops)
An employee of a hotel who carries a guest's luggage and runs errands.
Verb
bellhop (third-person singular simple present bellhops, present participle bellhopping, simple past and past participle bellhopped)
(intransitive) To work as a bellhop.
Source: Wiktionary
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