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.
HENCHMEN
Noun
henchmen
plural of henchman
Source: Wiktionary
HENCHMAN
Hench"man, n.; pl. -men. Etym: [OE. hencheman, henxman; prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E. man, and meaning, a groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G. hengst stallion, OHG. hengist horse, gelding.]
Definition: An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a political cant term.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AWRY
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