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.
SCHATCHENS
Noun
schatchens
plural of schatchen
Source: Wiktionary
SCHATCHEN
Schat"chen, n. [Yiddish, fr. NHeb. shadkhan, fr. shadakh to bring about a marriage, orig., to persuade.]
Definition: A person whose business is marriage brokage; a marriage broker, esp. among certain Jews.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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