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.
PHATAGIN
Phat"a*gin, n. Etym: [Cf. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The long-tailed pangolin (Manis tetradactyla); -- called also ipi.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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