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.
TUBFISHES
TUBFISH
Tub"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The sapphirine gurnard (Trigla hirundo). See Illust. under Gurnard. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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