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.
CRUPPERS
Noun
cruppers
plural of crupper
Source: Wiktionary
CRUPPER
Crup"per (krp"pr in U.S.; krp"r in Eng.), n. Etym: [F. croupi, fr. croupe. See Croup the rump of a horse.] [Written also crouper.]
1. The buttocks or rump of a horse.
2. A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards.
Crup"per, v. t.
Definition: To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to crupper a horse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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