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.
HERMODACTYL
Her`mo*dac"tyl, n. Etym: [NL. hermodactylus, lit., Hermes' finger; fr. Gr. (med.)
Definition: A heart-shaped bulbous root, about the size of a finger, brought from Turkey, formerly used as a cathartic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
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