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.
BALLASTAGE
Bal"last*age, n. (Law)
Definition: A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHANCY
(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”
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