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.
GRIFFINISH
Etymology
Adjective
griffinish (comparative more griffinish, superlative most griffinish)
(historical) Resembling or characteristic of a griffin (new arrival in British India).
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CHATTEL
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
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