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.
RHEUMATICS
Noun
rheumatics
plural of rheumatic
Noun
rheumatics pl (plural only)
(British, colloquial) Rheumatism.
Source: Wiktionary
RHEUMATIC
Rheu*mat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. rheumaticus, F. rhumatique. See Rheum, Rheumatism.]
1. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic. [Obs.]
2. (Med.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to rheumatism; as, rheumatic pains or affections; affected with rheumatism; as, a rheumatic old man; causing rheumatism; as, a rheumatic day. That rheumatic diseases do abound. Shak.
Rheu*mat"ic, n.
Definition: One affected with rheumatism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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