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.
HAMITE
Ha"mite, n.Etym: [L. hamus hook.] (Paleon.)
Definition: A fossil cephalopod of the genus Hamites, related to the ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike form.
Ham"ite, n.
Definition: A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6-20.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(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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