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.
MUSKETEER
musketeer
(noun) a foot soldier armed with a musket
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
musketeer (plural musketeers)
(military) A foot soldier armed with a musket.
(military) In 17th- and 18th-century France, a member of the royal household bodyguard.
A comrade or fellow.
Etymology
Noun
Musketeer (plural Musketeers)
(informal) A fan, supporter or partisan of Elon Musk.
Source: Wiktionary
Mus`ket*eer", n. Etym: [F. mousquetaire; cf. It. moschettiere.]
Definition: A soldier armed with a musket.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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