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.
STOPCOCKS
Noun
stopcocks
plural of stopcock
Source: Wiktionary
STOPCOCK
Stop"cock`, n.
1. A bib, faucet, or short pipe, fitted with a turning stopper or plug for permitting or restraining the flow of a liquid or gas; a cock or valve for checking or regulating the flow of water, gas, etc., through or from a pipe, etc.
2. The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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