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.
OUTBIDDER
Etymology
Noun
outbidder (plural outbidders)
One who outbids.
Source: Wiktionary
Out*bid"der, n.
Definition: One who outbids. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ERASE
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