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.
FOOTHILL
foothill
(noun) a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
foothill (plural foothills)
A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
Source: Wiktionary
Foot"hill`, n.
Definition: A low hill at the foot of highe
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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