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.
THATCHER
thatcher
(noun) someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage
Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Iron Lady
(noun) British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thatcher (plural thatchers)
A person who installs thatch as a roofing material.
A device which removes dead grass clippings from a lawn. (Technically a dethatcher, often a lawnmower attachment.)
Anagrams
• rethatch
Etymology
Proper noun
Thatcher
An occupational surname for someone who covered roofs in straw.
Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister.
Anagrams
• rethatch
Source: Wiktionary
Thatch"er, n.
Definition: One who thatches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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WHOLE
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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