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.
UNPOPED
Verb
unpoped
simple past tense and past participle of unpope
Source: Wiktionary
UNPOPE
Un*pope", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pope.]
1. To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope.
2. To deprive of a pope. [Obs.] Rome will never so far unpope herself as to part with her pretended supremacy. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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