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.
BIRKEN
birch, birchen, birken
(adjective) consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
birken (not comparable)
(obsolete or dialectal, Scotland and Northern England) Made of birch; birchen.
Source: Wiktionary
Birk"en, v. t. Etym: [From 1st Birk.]
Definition: To whip with a birch or rod. [Obs.]
Birk"en, a.
Definition: Birchen; as, birken groves. Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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