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.
OUZELS
Noun
ouzels
plural of ouzel
Source: Wiktionary
OUZEL
Ou"zel, n. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Same as Ousel. The mellow ouzel fluted in the elm. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
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