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.
PENUCHLE
pinochle, pinocle, penuchle, bezique
(noun) a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
penuchle (uncountable)
Alternative form of pinochle
Source: Wiktionary
Pe"nu*chle, Pin"o*cle, n.
Definition: A game at cards, played with forty-eight cards, being all the cards above the eight spots in two packs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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