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.
HANDSFUL
Noun
handsful
plural of handful
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• handfuls
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HANDFUL
Hand"ful, n.; pl. Hand flus. Etym: [AS. handfull.]
1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. Addison.
2. A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.] Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. Bacon.
3. A small quantity. This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. Fuller. To have one's handful, to have one's hands full; to have all one can do. [Obs.] They had their handful to defend themselves from firing. Sir. W. Raleigh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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