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.
TAPPOON
Tap*poon", n. [Sp. tampón a stopper.] (Irrigation)
Definition: A piece of wood or sheet metal fitted into a ditch to dam up the water so as to overflow a field. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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