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.
JOWLS
Noun
jowls
plural of jowl
Source: Wiktionary
JOWL
Jowl, n. Etym: [For older chole, chaul, AS. ceaft jaw. Cf. Chaps.]
Definition: The cheek; the jaw. [Written also jole, choule, chowle, and geoule.] Cheek by jowl, with the cheeks close together; side by side; in close proximity. "I will go with three cheek by jole." Shak. " Sits cheek by jowl." Dryden.
Jowl, v. t.
Definition: To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.] How the knave jowls it to the ground. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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