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.
TINDERS
Proper noun
Tinders
plural of Tinder
Anagrams
• destrin, dirtens, snirted, sternid
Noun
tinders
plural of tinder
Verb
tinders
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tinder
Anagrams
• destrin, dirtens, snirted, sternid
Source: Wiktionary
TINDER
Tin"der, n. Etym: [OE. tinder, tunder, AS. tynder, tyndre; akin to tendan to kindle, D. tonder tinder, G. zunder, OHG. zuntara, zuntra, Icel. tundr, Sw. tunder, Dan. tönder. See Tind.]
Definition: Something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a spark, as scorched linen. German tinder. Same as Amadou.
– Tinder box, a box in which tinder is kept.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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