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.
HARDHACK
Noun
hardhack (countable and uncountable, plural hardhacks)
A plant, the steeplebush, of either species Spiraea tomentosa, of eastern North American, or Spiraea douglasii, of western North America.
Source: Wiktionary
Hard"hack` (, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A very astringent shrub (Spiræa tomentosa), common in pastures. The Potentilla fruticosa in also called by this name.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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