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.
COMPTER
Noun
compter (plural compters)
(obsolete) A counter (token used for keeping count).
(historical) A prison attached to a city court; a counter.
Source: Wiktionary
Compt"er, n.
Definition: A counter. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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