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.
INSTEPS
Noun
insteps
plural of instep
Anagrams
• septins, spinets, step-ins
Source: Wiktionary
INSTEP
In"step, n. [Formerly also instop, instup.]
1. The arched middle portion of the human foot next in front of the ankle joint.
2. That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals, between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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