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.
BLESBOK
Noun
blesbok (plural blesboks)
Alternative form of blesbuck
Source: Wiktionary
Bles"bok, n. Etym: [D., fr. bles a white spot on the forehead + bok buck.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A South African antelope (Alcelaphus albifrons), having a large white spot on the forehead.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
10 January 2025
INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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