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.
RECAPTOR
Etymology
Noun
recaptor (plural recaptors)
One who recaptures, or takes a prize that had been previously taken.
One who recovers or attempts to recover by recaption.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*cap"tor, n.
Definition: One who recaptures; one who takes a prize which had been previously taken.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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