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.
FOOTSTALL
pedestal, plinth, footstall
(noun) an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
footstall (plural footstalls)
The stirrup of a woman's saddle.
(architecture) The plinth or base of a pillar.
Source: Wiktionary
Foot"stall`, n. Etym: [Cf. Pedestal.]
1. The stirrup of a woman's saddle.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: The plinth or base of a pillar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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