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.
CAVERN
cavern
(noun) a large cave or a large chamber in a cave
cavern
(noun) any large dark enclosed space; “his eyes were dark caverns”
cavern, cavern out
(verb) hollow out as if making a cavern
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cavern (plural caverns)
A large cave.
An underground chamber.
Verb
cavern (third-person singular simple present caverns, present participle caverning, simple past and past participle caverned)
(transitive) To form a cavern or deep depression in.
(transitive) To put into a cavern.
Anagrams
• Craven, carven, craven
Source: Wiktionary
Cav"ern, n. Etym: [L. caverna, fr. cavus hollow: cf. F. caverne.]
Definition: A large, deep, hollow place in the earth; a large cave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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