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.
CANAKIN
Etymology
Noun
canakin (plural canakins)
(archaic) A little can or cup.
Anagrams
• Knaanic
Source: Wiktionary
Can"a*kin, n. Etym: [Dim. of can.]
Definition: A little can or cup. "And let me the canakin clink." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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