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.
GURRIES
Noun
gurries
plural of gurry
Source: Wiktionary
GURRY
Gur"ry, n.
Definition: An alvine evacuation; also, refuse matter. [Obs. or Local] Holland.
Gur"ry`, n. Etym: [Hind. garhi.]
Definition: A small fort. [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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