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.
SCOLOPENDRA
Etymology
Noun
scolopendra (plural scolopendras)
(obsolete) A mythical sea-creature, reputed to be able to disgorge its bowels to dislodge any fishing-hook.
A centipede of the genus Scolopendra.
Source: Wiktionary
Scol`o*pen"dra, n. Etym: [L., a kind of multiped, fr. Gr.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of venomous myriapods including the centipeds. See Centiped.
2. A sea fish. [R.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AWRY
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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