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.
PUMY
Etymology
Adjective
pumy (comparative more pumy, superlative most pumy)
(obsolete) large and rounded
Noun
pumy (plural pumies)
(obsolete) pebble; stone
Anagrams
• umpy, yump
Source: Wiktionary
Pu"my, a. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. pummer big, large, and E. pomey pommel.]
Definition: Large and rounded. [Obs.] A gentle stream, whose murmuring wave did play Amongst the pumy stones. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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