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.
HORNFISHES
Noun
hornfishes
plural of hornfish
Source: Wiktionary
HORNFISH
Horn"fish`, n. Etym: [AS. hornfisc.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The garfish or sea needle.
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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