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.
TACAUTAC
Tac`-au-tac", n. [F., fr. riposter du tac au tac to parry (where tac imitates the sound made by the steel).] (Fencing)
Definition: The parry which is connected with a riposte; also, a series of quick attacks and parries in which neither fencer gains a point.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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