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.
WILDGRAVE
Etymology
Noun
wildgrave (plural wildgraves)
A waldgrave, or head forest keeper.
Source: Wiktionary
Wild"grave`, n. Etym: [G. wildgraf or D. wildgraaf. See Wild, and cf. Margrave.]
Definition: A waldgrave, or head forest keeper. See Waldgrave. The wildgrave winds his bugle horn. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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