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.
HAGFISHES
HAGFISH
hagfish, hag, slime eels
(noun) eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hagfishes
plural of hagfish
Source: Wiktionary
HAGFISH
Hag"fish`(-fish`),n.(Zoöl.)
Definition: See Hag, 4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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