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.
DOGGERMAN
Etymology
Noun
doggerman (plural doggermen)
A sailor who works on a dogger (two-masted fishing vessel).
Source: Wiktionary
Dog"ger*man, n.
Definition: A sailor belonging to a dogger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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