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.
HACKBUT
arquebus, harquebus, hackbut, hagbut
(noun) an obsolete firearm with a long barrel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
hackbut (plural hackbuts)
Obsolete form of arquebus.
Source: Wiktionary
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