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.
POCKETKNIVES
POCKETKNIFE
pocketknife, pocket knife
(noun) a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pocketknives
plural of pocketknife
Source: Wiktionary
POCKETKNIFE
Pock"et*knife`, n.; pl. -knives (.
Definition: A knife with one or more blades, which fold into the handle so as to admit of being carried in the pocket.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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