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.
LAUNDRYWOMAN
washwoman, washerwoman, laundrywoman, laundress
(noun) a working woman who takes in washing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
laundrywoman (plural laundrywomen)
A woman employed to wash clothes.
Source: Wiktionary
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SPRINGBOARD
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
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