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.
RANDS
Proper noun
Rands
An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States.
Noun
rands
plural of rand
Anagrams
• darns, dsRNA, dsrna, nards, rDNAs, sdRNA, sdrna
Source: Wiktionary
RAND
Rand, n. Etym: [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. rand, Icel. rönd, and probably to E. rind.]
1. A border; edge; margin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak. Beau. & Fl.
3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.
Rand, v. i. Etym: [See Rant.]
Definition: To rant; to storm. [Obs.] I wept, . . . and raved, randed, and railed. J. Webster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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