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.
LONGHORN
longhorn, Texas longhorn
(noun) long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
longhorn (plural longhorns)
A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States.
Source: Wiktionary
Long"horn`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A long-horned animal, as a cow, goat, or beetle. See Long- horned.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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