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.
COUCHER
Etymology
Noun
coucher (plural couchers)
One who couches.
(papermaking) One who couches paper.
(UK, legal, obsolete) A factor or agent resident in a country for traffic.
The book in which a corporation or other body registers its particular acts.
Anagrams
• courche, recouch
Proper noun
Coucher
A surname.
Anagrams
• courche, recouch
Source: Wiktionary
Couch"er (kouch"r), n.
1. One who couches.
2. (Paper Manuf.)
Definition: One who couches paper.
3. Etym: [Cf. L. collectarius.] (O. Eng. Law) (a) A factor or agent resident in a country for traffic. Blount. (b) The book in which a corporation or other body registers its particular acts. [Obs.] Cowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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