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.
PIFFLES
Verb
piffles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piffle
Source: Wiktionary
PIFFLE
Pif"fle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Piffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Piffling.]
Definition: To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk triflingly or ineffectively; to twaddle; piddle. [Dial. or Slang]
Pif"fle, n.
Definition: Act of piffling; trifling talk or action; piddling; twaddle. [Dial. or Slang] "Futile piffle." Kipling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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