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.
CALIVERS
Noun
calivers
plural of caliver
Anagrams
• cavilers, claviers, visceral
Source: Wiktionary
CALIVER
Cal"i*ver, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. caliber.]
Definition: An early form of hand gun, variety of the arquebus; originally a gun having a regular size of bore. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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