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.
PALUDOSE
Etymology
Adjective
paludose (comparative more paludose, superlative most paludose)
Growing or living in marshy places; marshy.
Source: Wiktionary
Pal"u*dose`, a.Etym: [L. paludosus marshy.]
Definition: Growing or living in marshy places; marshy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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