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.
SABINES
Noun
Sabines
plural of Sabine
Anagrams
• Bassein
Source: Wiktionary
SABINE
Sa"bine, a. Etym: [L. Sabinus.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines, a people of Italy.
– n.
Definition: One of the Sabine people.
Sab"ine, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. Sabina herba, fr. Sabini the Sabines. Cf. Savin.] (Bot.)
Definition: See Savin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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