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.
POUNCET
Noun
pouncet (countable and uncountable, plural pouncets)
Alternative form of pounce (“powder for sprinkling over ink to dry it”)
Source: Wiktionary
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THEORETICAL
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