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.
MACKINAWS
Noun
mackinaws
plural of mackinaw
Source: Wiktionary
MACKINAW
Mack"i*naw blan"ket, Mack"i*naw.Etym: [From Mackinac,the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.]
Definition: A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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