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.
DOGLEG
dogleg
(noun) a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway
dogleg
(noun) angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
dogleg (third-person singular simple present doglegs, present participle doglegging, simple past and past participle doglegged)
(intransitive) To bend in the shape of the hind leg of a dog, especially to turn and then turn back in original direction, such as down, right, down.
Noun
dogleg (plural doglegs)
(golf, disc golf) A sharp bend in the fairway (before the hole)
A configuration of stairs where a flight ascends to a half landing before turning 180 degrees and continuing upwards.
A sharp bend in a canyon or ravine.
Anagrams
• logged, oggled
Source: Wiktionary
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