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.
TOPOPHONE
Top"o*phone, n. [Gr. place + Gr. sound.]
Definition: A double ear trumpet for estimating the direction from which sounds proceed, esp. for the use of navigators.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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