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.
SOCKDOLAGERS
Noun
sockdolagers
plural of sockdolager
Source: Wiktionary
SOCKDOLAGER
Sock*dol"a*ger, n. Etym: [A corruption of doxology.] [Written also sockdologer.]
1. That which finishes or ends a matter; a settler; a poser, as a heavy blow, a conclusive answer, and the like. [Slang, U.S.]
2. (Angling)
Definition: A combination of two hooks which close upon each other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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