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.
DISSERT
Etymology
Verb
dissert (third-person singular simple present disserts, present participle disserting, simple past and past participle disserted)
To discourse or dispute; to discuss.
Anagrams
• disters, redists, strides
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*sert", v. i. Etym: [L. dissertus, p. p. of disserere; dis- + serere to join, connect: cf. F. disserter. See Series.]
Definition: To discourse or dispute; to discuss. [R.] We have disserted upon it a little longer than was necessary. Jeffrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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STRAP
(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
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