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.
TEADS
TEAD
Tead, Teade, n. Etym: [L. taeda, teda.]
Definition: A torch. [Obs.] "A burning teade." Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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