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.
MOLLUSK
mollusk, mollusc, shellfish
(noun) invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
mollusk (plural mollusks)
(American spelling) Alternative form of mollusc
Source: Wiktionary
Mol"lusk, n. Etym: [F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See Mollify.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Mollusca. [Written also mollusc.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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