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.
MOROCCOS
Noun
moroccos
plural of morocco
Source: Wiktionary
MOROCCO
Mo*roc"co, n. Etym: [Named from Morocco, the country. Cf. Morris the dance.]
Definition: A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned with sumac and dyed of various colors; -- said to have been first made by the Moors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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