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.
DEBEAK
Etymology
Verb
debeak (third-person singular simple present debeaks, present participle debeaking, simple past and past participle debeaked)
(transitive) To remove part of the beak of a chicken or other bird to prevent pecking in chicken farms.
Anagrams
• beaked
Source: Wiktionary
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