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.
CHEVEN
Etymology 1
Noun
cheven (plural chevens)
A river fish, the chub.
Etymology 2
Verb
cheven (third-person singular simple present chevens, present participle chevening, simple past and past participle chevened)
To do the work of a chevener, embroidering hosiery.
Source: Wiktionary
Chev"en, n. Etym: [Cf. F. chevanne. Cf. Chavender.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A river fish; the chub. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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