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.
PIGPEN
sty, pigsty, pigpen
(noun) a pen for swine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pigpen (plural pigpens)
A pigsty; an enclosure where pigs are kept.
Something extremely dirty or messy.
(cryptography) the pigpen cipher
Anagrams
• Epping
Source: Wiktionary
Pig"pen`, n.
Definition: A pen, or sty, for pigs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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