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.
GOBBETS
Noun
gobbets
plural of gobbet
Source: Wiktionary
GOBBET
Gob"bet, n. Etym: [OE. & F. gobet. See 2d Gob.]
Definition: A mouthful; a lump; a small piece. Spenser. [He] had broken the stocks to small gobbets. Wyclif.
Gob"bet, v. t.
Definition: To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets. [Low] L'Estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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