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.
CREEPLE
Cree"ple (kr"p'l), n. Etym: [See Cripple.]
1. A creeping creature; a reptile. [Obs.] There is one creeping beast, or long creeple (as the name is in Devonshire), that hath a rattle at his tail that doth discover his age. Morton (1632).
2. One who is lame; a cripple. [Obs.] Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is. Donne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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