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.
STARVELINGS
Noun
starvelings
plural of starveling
Source: Wiktionary
STARVELING
Starve"ling, n. Etym: [Starve + -ling.]
Definition: One who, or that which, pines from lack or food, or nutriment. Old Sir John hangs with me, and thou knowest he is no starveling. Shak.
Starve"ling, a.
Definition: Hungry; lean; pining with want.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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