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.
PUSSIES
Noun
pussies
plural of pussy
Source: Wiktionary
PUSSY
Pussy, n. Etym: [Dim. of puss.]
1. A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl.
2. A catkin of the pussy willow.
3. The game of tipcat; -- also called pussy cat. Pussy willow (Bot.), any kind of willow having large cylindrical catkins clothed with long glossy hairs, especially the American Salix discolor; -- called also glaucous willow, and swamp willow.
Pus"sy, a.
Definition: See Pursy. [Colloq. or Low]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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