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.
PYLAGORE
Pyl"a*gore, n. Etym: [Gr. pylagore.] (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: a deputy of a State at the Amphictyonic council.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CLOG
(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
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