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.
CARAMBOLE
Noun
carambole (plural caramboles)
Archaic form of carambola. (star fruit)
Verb
carambole (third-person singular simple present caramboles, present participle caramboling, simple past and past participle caramboled)
(archaic) To play a carom shot.
Source: Wiktionary
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