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.
FIPPLES
Noun
fipples
plural of fipple
Source: Wiktionary
FIPPLE
Fip"ple (fer), n. Etym: [perh. fr. L. fibula a clasp, a pin; cf. Prov. E. fible a stick used to stir pottage.]
Definition: A stopper, as in a wind instrument of music. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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