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.
pochard, Aythya ferina
(noun) heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pochard (plural pochards)
Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae, especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.
• (diving duck): scaup
Source: Wiktionary
Po"chard, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Poachard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
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.