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.
ROOKIER
Adjective
rookier
comparative form of rookie
Source: Wiktionary
ROOKY
Rook"y, a. Etym: [See Roky.]
Definition: Misty; gloomy. [Obs.] Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood. Shak.
Note: Some make this Shakespearean word mean "abounding in rooks."
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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