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.
SCAPEGOATED
Verb
scapegoated
simple past tense and past participle of scapegoat
Source: Wiktionary
SCAPEGOAT
Scape"goat`, n. Etym: [Scape (for escape) + goat.]
1. (Jewish Antiq.)
Definition: A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness. Lev. xvi. 10.
2. Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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