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.
VULPICIDES
Noun
vulpicides
plural of vulpicide
Source: Wiktionary
VULPICIDE
Vul"pi*cide, n. Etym: [L. vulpes a fox + caedere to kill.]
Definition: One who kills a fox, except in hunting; also, the act of so killing a fox. [Written also vulpecide.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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