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.
GUMBOIL
gumboil
(noun) a boil or abscess on the gums
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gumboil (plural gumboils)
(medicine) A small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum.
Synonym: parulis
Anagrams
• Bogumil
Source: Wiktionary
Gum"boil, n. (Med.)
Definition: A small suppurting inflamed spot on the gum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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