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.
PLOUGHMEN
PLOWMAN
plowman, ploughman, plower
(noun) a man who plows
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
ploughmen
plural of ploughman
Source: Wiktionary
PLOUGHMAN
Plow"man, Plough"man, n.; pl. -men (.
1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman. Chaucer. Macaulay.
2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer. Plowman's spikenard (Bot.), a European composite weed (Conyza squarrosa), having fragrant roots. Dr. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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