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.
IRP
Irp, Irpe, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A fantastic grimace or contortion of the body. [Obs.] Smirks and irps and all affected humors. B. Jonson .
Irp, a.
Definition: Making irps. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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