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.
SAMSHOO
Noun
samshoo (uncountable)
Archaic form of samshu.
Source: Wiktionary
Sam"shoo, Sam"shu (, n. Etym: [Chinese san-shao thrice fired.]
Definition: A spirituous liquor distilled by the Chinese from the yeasty liquor in which boiled rice has fermented under pressure. S. W. Williams.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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