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.
HANDWHEEL
handwheel
(noun) control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated
handwheel
(noun) a wheel worked by hand
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
handwheel (plural handwheels)
(mechanics) Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw.
Source: Wiktionary
Hand"wheel`, n. (Mach.)
Definition: Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is adjusted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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