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.
DUDDERS
Noun
dudders
plural of dudder
Source: Wiktionary
DUDDER
Dud"der, v. t. Etym: [In Suffolk, Eng., to shiver, shake, tremble; also written dodder.]
Definition: To confuse or confound with noise. Jennings.
Dud"der, v. i.
Definition: To shiver or tremble; to dodder. I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf. Ford.
Dud"der, n. Etym: [From Duds.]
Definition: A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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