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.
GALLEYBIRD
Gal"ley-bird`, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European green woodpecker; also, the spotted woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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