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.
CAMELBACK
Etymology
Noun
camelback (countable and uncountable, plural camelbacks)
(uncountable) The backs of camels.
(countable) A flexible water container worn on the back.
(countable) A house with a second storey that does not completely cover the ground floor.
(countable, rail) A railway locomotive that has its cab in the middle as opposed to at the end.
(countable) A camelback sofa or chair.
(uncountable) A type of rubber used in tyre restoration.
Source: Wiktionary
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FUDGE
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”
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