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.
FOSSES
Noun
fosses
plural of foss
plural of fosse
Proper noun
Fosses
plural of Fosse
Source: Wiktionary
FOSSE
Fosse, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. fossa, fr. fodere, fossum, to dig.]
1. (Fort.)
Definition: A ditch or moat.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: See Fossa. Fosse road. See Fosseway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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