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.
CHIKARAS
Noun
chikaras
plural of chikara
Source: Wiktionary
CHIKARA
Chi*ka"ra (, n. Etym: [Hind.] (Zoöl.) (a) The Ingoat antelope (Tragops Bennettii) Of India. (b) The Indian four-horned antelope (Tetraceros quadricornis).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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