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.
DUNNOCK
Etymology
Noun
dunnock (plural dunnocks)
A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.
Source: Wiktionary
Dun"nock, n. Etym: [Cf. Dun,a.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The hedge sparrow or hedge accentor. [Local, Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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