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.
KIRKMEN
Noun
kirkmen
plural of kirkman
Source: Wiktionary
KIRKMAN
Kirk"man, n.; pl. Kirkmen (.
1. A clergyman or officer in a kirk. [Scot.]
2. A member of the Church of Scotland, as distinguished from a member of another communion. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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