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.
SPAHEES
Noun
spahees
plural of spahee
Anagrams
• apheses
Source: Wiktionary
SPAHEE
Spa"hi, Spa"hee, n. Etym: [Per., Turk., & Hind. sipahi: cf. F. spahi. See Seroy.]
1. Formerly, one of the Turkish cavalry.
2. An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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