Thorndike, Edward Lee Thorndike
(noun) United States educational psychologist (1874-1949)
Thorndike, Dame Sybil Thorndike
(noun) English actress (1882-1976)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
