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.
GARGOL
Gar"gol, n. Etym: [Cf. Gargil.]
Definition: A distemper in swine; garget. Mortimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SHEET
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
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