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.
PIGEONHOLING
grouping, pigeonholing
(noun) a system for classifying things into groups
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
pigeonholing
present participle of pigeonhole
Noun
pigeonholing (plural pigeonholings)
the classification of disparate entities into categories, not always for the right reason
Source: Wiktionary
PIGEONHOLE
Pi"geon*hole`, n.
Definition: A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; -- so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote. Burke.
Pi"geon*hole`, v. t.
Definition: To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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