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.
UNSPAR
Etymology
Verb
unspar (third-person singular simple present unspars, present participle unsparring, simple past and past participle unsparred)
(transitive) To take the spars, stakes, or bars from.
Anagrams
• pruans
Source: Wiktionary
Un*spar", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spar.]
Definition: To take the spars, stakes, or bars from. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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