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.
ONSTEADS
Noun
onsteads
plural of onstead
Source: Wiktionary
ONSTEAD
On"stead, n. Etym: [Possibly a corruption of homestead.]
Definition: A single farmhouse; a steading. [Prov.Eng. & Scot.] Grose. Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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