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.
BOYAUX
BOYAU
Boy"au, n.; pl. Boyaux or Boyaus. Etym: [F. boyau gut, a long and narrow place, and (of trenches) a branch. See Bowel.] (Fort.)
Definition: A winding or zigzag trench forming a path or communication from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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