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.
HOMEBRED
Etymology
Adjective
homebred (not comparable)
Born or raised in one's own home or country; native, indigenous. [from 16th c.]
Homely or rustic; plain, unpolished. [from 17th c.]
Noun
homebred (plural homebreds)
A person or animal raised at home. [from 17th c.]
An inexperienced or unsophisticated person; a rustic. [from 18th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Home"-bred`, a.
1. Bred at home; domestic; not foreign. " Home-bred mischief." Milton. Benignity and home-bred sense. Wordsworth.
2. Not polished; rude; uncultivated. Only to me home-bred youths belong. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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