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.
TEREBRAS
Noun
terebras
plural of terebra
Source: Wiktionary
TEREBRA
Ter"e*bra, n.; pl. E. Terebras, L. Terebræ. Etym: [L., a borer.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of marine gastropods having a long, tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also auger shell.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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