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.
ODOMETERS
Noun
odometers
plural of odometer
Anagrams
• odometres, osteoderm
Source: Wiktionary
ODOMETER
O*dom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr. odométre, hodométre.]
Definition: An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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