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.
SHIPSIDE
shipside
(noun) the part of a wharf that is next to a ship
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shipside (plural shipsides)
The part of a harbour or dock by a ship.
Adjective
shipside (not comparable)
(scifi) On a spaceship, rather than on a planet etc.
Adverb
shipside (not comparable)
(scifi) On a spaceship, rather than on a planet etc.
Source: Wiktionary
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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