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.
TYMBALS
Noun
tymbals
plural of tymbal
Source: Wiktionary
TYMBAL
Tym"bal, n. Etym: [F. timbale, Sp. timbal; cf. atabal; probably of Arabic origin. Cf. Atabal, Timbrel.]
Definition: A kind of kettledrum. [Written also trimbal.] A tymbal's sound were better than my voice. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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