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.
CAUDAD
Etymology
Adverb
caudad (not comparable)
(zoology) backwards; toward the tail or posterior part
(anatomy) towards the feet (only in humans)
Source: Wiktionary
Cau"dad, adv. Etym: [L. cauda tail + ad to.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Backwards; toward the tail or posterior part.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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