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.
GOBIOIDS
Noun
gobioids
plural of gobioid
Source: Wiktionary
GOBIOID
Go"bi*oid, a. Etym: [NL. Gobius + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Like, or pertaining to, the goby, or the genus Gobius.
– n.
Definition: A gobioid fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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