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.
BLOWFLY
blowfly, blow fly
(noun) large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
blowfly (plural blowflies)
Any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae that lay their eggs in rotting meat, dung, or open wounds.
Anagrams
• flyblow
Source: Wiktionary
Blow"fly`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of fly of the genus Musca that deposits its eggs or young larvæ (called flyblows and maggots) upon meat or other animal products.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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