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.
PALANKA
Pa*lan"ka, n. Etym: [Cf. It., Pg., & Sp. palanca, fr.L. palanga, phalanga a pole, Gr. (Mil.)
Definition: A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier fortresses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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