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.
KILLDEERS
Noun
killdeers
plural of killdeer
Anagrams
• deskiller, reskilled
Source: Wiktionary
KILLDEER
Kill"dee`, Kill"deer`, n. Etym: [So named from its notes.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small American plover (Ægialitis vocifera).
Note: It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and band across the breast, black.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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