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.
STREAMBED
streambed, creek bed
(noun) a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
streambed (plural streambeds)
A channel through which a stream flows or used to flow.
Hyponyms
• creek bed
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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