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.
ICEHOUSE
icehouse
(noun) a house for storing ice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
icehouse (plural icehouses)
A deep cellar or outdoor building used for the storage of ice or snow; sometimes also used to store food at low temperature.
(US, colloquial) An ice hockey rink.
(climatology) A cold state in global climate.
Antonyms: greenhouse, hothouse
Proper noun
Icehouse
a game of strategy played with pyramidal pieces
Source: Wiktionary
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NEGLECT
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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