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.
HYDROPSY
Noun
hydropsy (plural hydropsies)
dropsy
Source: Wiktionary
Hy"drop`sy, n.
Definition: Same as Dropsy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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