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.
SHOEHORNS
Noun
shoehorns
plural of shoehorn
Verb
shoehorns
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shoehorn
Source: Wiktionary
SHOEHORN
Shoe"horn`, Shoe"ing-horn`, n.
1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe.
2. Figuratively: (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium; -- by way of contempt. Spectator. (b) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement. [Low] Beau & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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