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.
WHITSTER
Etymology
Noun
whitster (plural whitsters)
(obsolete) A whitener; a bleacher; a whitester.
Anagrams
• whitrets
Source: Wiktionary
Whit"ster, n. Etym: [Contracted fr. whitester.]
Definition: A whitener; a bleacher; a whitester. [Obs.] The whitsters in Datchet mead. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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