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.
KNOCKDOWNS
Noun
knockdowns
plural of knockdown
Anagrams
• knocks down
Source: Wiktionary
KNOCKDOWN
Knock"down`, n.
Definition: A felling by a knock, as of a combatant, or of an animal.
Knock"down`, a.
Definition: Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a knockdown blow; a knockdown argument. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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