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.
BLASTER
blaster, chargeman
(noun) a workman employed to blast with explosives
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
blaster (plural blasters)
Anything that, or anyone who blasts.
A device to detonate an explosive, often consisting of a box with a handle to be pressed down.
(science fiction) An unspecified powerful hand weapon, usually one that fires an energy pulse or beam.
(golf, slang) A sand wedge.
Hypernyms
• (science fiction weapon): energy weapon, ray gun
Coordinate terms
• (science fiction weapon): death ray, phaser
Anagrams
• Alberts, Bartels, Bartles, Stabler, Tablers, bralets, labrets, reblast, stabler, tablers
Source: Wiktionary
Blast"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, blasts or destroys.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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