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.
GODSEND
boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce
(noun) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); “the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
godsend (plural godsends)
An unexpected good fortune or benefit; a windfall.
Anagrams
• Dodgens, dogends
Source: Wiktionary
God"send`, n.
Definition: Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of good fortune.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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