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.
BACKWATERS
Noun
backwaters
plural of backwater
Verb
backwaters
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
Source: Wiktionary
BACKWATER
Back"wa`ter, n. Etym: [Back, a. or adv. + -ward. ]
1. Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an opposing current , or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer or river channel, or across a river bar.
2. An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused by an obstruction.
3. Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by the paddle wheels of a steamer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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