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.
RENVOY
Etymology
Noun
renvoy (plural renvoys)
(obsolete) A sending back.
Verb
renvoy (third-person singular simple present renvoys, present participle renvoying, simple past and past participle renvoyed)
(obsolete) To send back.
Source: Wiktionary
Ren*voy" (-voi"), v. t. Etym: [F. renvoyer.]
Definition: To send back. [Obs.] "Not dismissing or renvoying her." Bacon.
Ren*voy", n. Etym: [F. renvoi.]
Definition: A sending back. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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