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.
SALVERS
Noun
salvers
plural of salver
Anagrams
• servals, slavers, versals
Source: Wiktionary
SALVER
Salv"er, n.
Definition: One who salves, or uses salve as a remedy; hence, a quacksalver, or quack. [Obs.]
Sal"ver, n. Etym: [Cf. Salvage.]
Definition: A salvor. Skeat.
Sal"ver, n. Etym: [Sp. salva pregustation, the tasting of viands before they are served, salver, fr. salvar to save, to taste, to prove the food or drink of nobles, from L. salvare to save. See Save.]
Definition: A tray or waiter on which anything is presented.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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