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.
DANDIE
Dan"die, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of a breed of small terriers; -- called also Dandie Dinmont.
Dan"die Din"mont, or Dan"die, n.
1.
Definition: In Scott's "Guy Mannering", a Border farmer of eccentric but fine character, who owns two terriers claimed to be the progenitors of the Dandie Dinmont terriers.
2. One of a breed of terriers with short legs, long body, and rough coat, originating in the country about the English and Scotch border.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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