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.
EARSHOT
earshot, earreach, hearing
(noun) the range within which a voice can be heard; “the children were told to stay within earshot”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
earshot (usually uncountable, plural earshots)
A distance from which sound is still audible.
Anagrams
• asthore, haroset, soareth, toshear
Source: Wiktionary
Ear"shot`, n.
Definition: Reach of the ear; distance at which words may be heard. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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