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.
KHAMSINS
Noun
khamsins
plural of khamsin
Source: Wiktionary
KHAMSIN
Kam*sin", Kham*sin", n. Etym: [Ar. khamsin, fr. khamsun, oblique case khamsin, fifty; -- so called because it blows for about fifty days, from April till June.]
Definition: A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara. [Written also Khamseen.]
Kham*sin`, n.
Definition: Same as Kamsin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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