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.
HAYBOX
Etymology
Noun
haybox (plural hayboxes)
A chest insulated with a layer of hay or another insulant, formerly used to keep food hot.
It takes a lot longer to boil eggs in a haybox than on a stove.
Source: Wiktionary
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CITYSCAPE
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
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