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.
ESOX
Esox, genus Esox
(noun) type and only genus of the family Esocidae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
E"sox, n. Etym: [L., a kind of pike.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of fresh-water fishes, including pike and pickerel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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