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.
STOUP
stoup, stoop
(noun) basin for holy water
stoup
(noun) an archaic drinking vessel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stoup (plural stoups)
(obsolete) A bucket. [14th-20th c.]
(archaic) A mug or drinking vessel. [from 16th c.]
A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church. [from 16th c.]
Anagrams
• POTUS, USPTO, pouts, spout, tupos, upsot
Source: Wiktionary
Stoup, n. Etym: [See Stoop a vessel.]
1. A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids. [Scot.]
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: A basin at the entrance of Roman Catholic churches for containing the holy water with which those who enter, dipping their fingers in it, cross themselves; -- called also holy-water stoup.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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