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.
RHUMBS
Noun
rhumbs
plural of rhumb
Source: Wiktionary
RHUMB
Rhumb, n. Etym: [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo, probably fr. Gr. Rhomb.] (Navigation)
Definition: A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle;
– called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic. To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course, following a rhumb line.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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