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.
IMPEN
Im*pen", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impenned and Impent (; p. pr. & vb. n. Impenning.]
Definition: To shut up or inclose, as in a pen. Feltham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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