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.
PITHOS
Etymology
Noun
pithos (plural pithoi)
(historical) A large ceramic jar used by certain ancient civilizations that bordered the Mediterranean.
Anagrams
• Shipot, shipot
Source: Wiktionary
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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