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.
ROTGUT
rotgut
(noun) any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rotgut (usually uncountable, plural rotguts)
raw or poor-quality alcoholic liquor
Anagrams
• gut rot
Source: Wiktionary
Rot"gut, n.
1. Bad small beer. [Slang]
2. Any bad spirituous liquor, especially when adulterated so as to be very deleterious. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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