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.
VACHER
Va`cher", n. Etym: [F., from vache a cow. Cf. Vaquero.]
Definition: A keeper of stock or cattle; a herdsman. [Southwestern U. S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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