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.
SCUMMERS
Noun
scummers
plural of scummer
Noun
Scummers
plural of Scummer
Source: Wiktionary
SCUMMER
Scum"mer, v. i.
Definition: To scumber. [Obs.] Holland.
Scum"mer, n.
Definition: Excrement; scumber. [Obs.]
Scum"mer, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. escumoire, F. écumoire. See Scum, and cf. Skimmer.]
Definition: An instrument for taking off scum; a skimmer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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