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.
OFFSCOURINGS
Noun
offscourings
plural of offscouring
Source: Wiktionary
OFFSCOURING
Off"scour`ing, n. Etym: [Off + scour.]
Definition: That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is vile or despised. Lam. iii. 45.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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