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.
GOOSEWING
Goose"wing`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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