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.
COUPEES
Noun
coupees
plural of coupee
Anagrams
• euscope
Source: Wiktionary
COUPEE
Cou*pee" (k-p"; F. k`p), n. Etym: [F. coupé, n., properly p. p. of couper to cut. Cf. Coupé, Coopee.]
Definition: A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made. Chambers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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