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.
RATABLES
ratables, rateables
(noun) property that provides tax income for local governments
Source: WordNet® 3.1
RATABLE
Rat"a*ble, a.
1. Capable of being rated, or set at a certain value. Twenty oræ were ratable to [at] two marks of silver. Camden.
2. Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; as, ratable estate.
3. Made at a proportionate rate; as, ratable payments.
– Rat"a*ble*ness, n.
– Rat"a*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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