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.
AVOWANCE
A*vow"ance, n.
1. Act of avowing; avowal.
2. Upholding; defense; vindication. [Obs.] Can my avowance of king-murdering be collected from anything here written by me Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUFFOCATION
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