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.
WRANGLERS
Noun
wranglers
plural of wrangler
Source: Wiktionary
WRANGLER
Wran"gler, n.
1. An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or peevishness. "Noisy and contentious wranglers." I. Watts.
2. One of those who stand in the first rank of honors in the University of Cambridge, England. They are called, according to their rank, senior wrangler, second wrangler, third wrangler, etc. Cf. Optime.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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