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.
EXVOTO
Ex`-vo"to, n.;pl. Ex-votos (-töz). Etym: [L. ex out of, in accordance with + voto, abl. of votum a vow.]
Definition: An offering to a church in fulfillment of a vow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOUBLETREE
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
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