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.
SPURTLES
Noun
spurtles
plural of spurtle
Source: Wiktionary
SPURTLE
Spur"tle, v. t. Etym: [Freq. of spurt.]
Definition: To spurt or shoot in a scattering manner. [Obs.] Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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