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.
FUNAMBULATE
Etymology
Verb
funambulate (third-person singular simple present funambulates, present participle funambulating, simple past and past participle funambulated)
(intransitive) To walk on ropes; to tightrope-walk.
Source: Wiktionary
Fu*nam"bu*late, v. i. Etym: [See Funambulo.]
Definition: To walk or to dance on a rope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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