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.
PINNYWINKLES
Noun
pinnywinkles pl (plural only)
Alternative form of pilliwinks
Source: Wiktionary
Pin"ny*win`kles, n. pl.
Definition: An instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes into which the fingers were pressed, and fastened with pegs. [Written also pilliewinkles.] [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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