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.
MANGY
mangy, mangey
(adjective) having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap; “a mangy carpet”; “a mangy old fur coat”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
mangy (comparative mangier, superlative mangiest)
Afflicted with mange.
(by extension) Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.
Synonyms: decrepit, scruffy, shabby
Source: Wiktionary
Man"gy, a. [Compar. Mangier; superl. Mangiest.] Etym: [F. mangé, p. p. of manger to eat. See Manger.]
Definition: Infected with the mange; scabby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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