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.
SUCCUSSION
succussion
(noun) shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
succussion (countable and uncountable, plural succussions)
The act of succussing or shaking; a shake.
(medicine) A shaking of the body to ascertain whether there is liquid in the thorax.
The preparation of a diluted substance in homeopathy by vigorously shaking it against an elastic body.
Source: Wiktionary
Suc*cus"sion, n. Etym: [L. succussio, from succutere: cf. F. succussion. See Succussation.]
Definition: The act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Med.), a shaking of the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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