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.
SPRAINTS
Noun
spraints
plural of spraint
Anagrams
• assprint, spirants
Source: Wiktionary
Spraints, n. pl. Etym: [OF. espraintes, espreintes, F. épreintes from espreinte a desire to go to stool, from espreindre. See Sprain, v. t.]
Definition: The dung of an otter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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