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.
STOA
Etymology
Noun
stoa (plural stoae or stoæ or stoai or stoas)
In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.
Synonyms
• See porch
Anagrams
• OTAs, SOTA, Sato, Sota, Taos, Tsao, as to, oast, oats, taos, toas, tosa
Source: Wiktionary
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COAXING
(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
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