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.
SYRINXES
Noun
syrinxes
plural of syrinx
Source: Wiktionary
SYRINX
Syr"inx, n.; pl. Syringes. Etym: [NL., from Gr.
1. (Mus.)
Definition: A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; -- called also pandean pipes.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: The lower larynx in birds.
Note: In birds there are two laringes, an upper or true, but voiceless, larynx in the usual position behind the tongue, and a lower one, at or near the junction of the trachea and bronchi, which is the true organ of the voice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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