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.
TOISE
Etymology
Noun
toise (plural toises)
(historical) A former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres.
Anagrams
• ETSOI, OSETI, osite
Source: Wiktionary
Toise, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. tesa, fr. L. tensus, fem. tensa, p.p. of tendere to stretch, extend. See Tense, a.]
Definition: An old measure of length in France, containing six French feet, or about 6.3946 French feet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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