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.
SALVOED
Verb
salvoed
simple past tense and past participle of salvo
Anagrams
• DeSalvo
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SALVO
Sal"vo, n.; pl. Salvos. Etym: [L. salvo jure, literally, the right being reserved. See Safe.]
Definition: An exception; a reservation; an excuse. They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations. Eilon Basilike.
Sal"vo, n. Etym: [F. salve a discharge of heavy cannon, a volley, L. salve hail, imperat. of salvere to be well, akin to salvus well. See Safe.]
1. (Mil.)
Definition: A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
2. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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