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.
SIPPLE
Etymology
Verb
sipple (third-person singular simple present sipples, present participle sippling, simple past and past participle sippled)
(archaic, transitive) To take frequent sips; tipple.
Anagrams
• Pipels, Sippel
Proper noun
Sipple (plural Sipples)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sipple is the 12981st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2365 individuals. Sipple is most common among White (91.29%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Pipels, Sippel
Source: Wiktionary
Sip"ple, v. i. Etym: [Freq. of sip.]
Definition: To sip often. [Obs. or Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUCCESS
(noun) an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; “let’s call heads a success and tails a failure”; “the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs”
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