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.
VINATICO
Vi*nat"i*co, n. Etym: [Pg. vinhatico.]
Definition: Madeira mahogany; the coarse, dark-colored wood of the Persea Indica.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
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