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.
CESSPOOL
cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump
(noun) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cesspool (plural cesspools)
An underground pit where sewage is held.
(by extension) A filthy place.
Synonyms
• septic tank
• cesspit
• gongpit
Source: Wiktionary
Cess"pool`, n. Etym: [See Sesspol.]
Definition: A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptace of filth. [Written also sesspool.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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