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.
CAPONIERES
Noun
caponieres
plural of caponiere
Source: Wiktionary
CAPONIERE
Cap`o*niere", n. Etym: [F. caponnière, fr. Sp. caponera, orig., a cage for fattening capons, hence, a place of refuge; cf. It. capponiera. See Capon.] (Fort.)
Definition: A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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