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.
EQUIVOKE
Noun
equivoke (plural equivokes)
Alternative form of equivoque
Source: Wiktionary
Eq"ui*voque, Eq"ui*voke, n. Etym: [F. Ă©quivoque. See Equivocal.]
1. An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations. Coleridge.
2. An equivocation; a guibble. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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