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.
GRINDERS
Noun
grinders
plural of grinder
Anagrams
• red rings, regrinds
Proper noun
Grinders
plural of Grinder
Anagrams
• red rings, regrinds
Source: Wiktionary
GRINDER
Grind"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, grinds.
2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the food; a molar.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia; -- called also restless thrush and volatile thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes. Grinder's asthma, phthisis, or rot (Med.), a lung disease produced by the mechanical irritation of the particles of steel and stone given off in the operation of grinding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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