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.
HAULAGE
draw, haul, haulage
(noun) the act of drawing or hauling something; “the haul up the hill went very slowly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
haulage (countable and uncountable, plural haulages)
The act of hauling.
The business of transporting goods.
The charge levied for hauling or pulling a ship or boat.
Source: Wiktionary
Haul"age, n.
Definition: Act of hauling; as, the haulage of cars by an engine; charge for hauling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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