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.
ENCROACHERS
Noun
encroachers
plural of encroacher
Source: Wiktionary
ENCROACHER
En*croach"er, n.
Definition: One who by gradual steps enters on, and takes possession of, what is not his own.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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