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.
CRONIES
Noun
cronies
plural of crony
Anagrams
• Cerinos, Cisnero, Coiners, Ericson, cerosin, coiners, crinose, norices, orceins, orcines, recoins, sericon
Source: Wiktionary
CRONY
Cro"ny (kr"n), n.; pl. Cronies (-n. Etym: [Orig., an old woman. See Crone.]
1. A crone. [Obs.] "Marry not an old crony." Burton.
2. An intimate companion; a familiar frend. [Colloq.] He soon found his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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