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.
HANGDOG
hangdog
(adjective) frightened into submission or compliance
guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamed
(adjective) showing a sense of guilt; “a guilty look”; “the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy”- Eric Linklater
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hangdog (plural hangdogs)
A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.
Synonyms
• See also gallows bird
Adjective
hangdog (not comparable)
Low; sneaking; ashamed.
Source: Wiktionary
Hang"dog`, n.
Definition: A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.
Hang"dog`
Definition: , Low; sneaking; ashamed. The poor colonel went out of the room with a hangdog look. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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