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.
VETCHY
Etymology
Adjective
vetchy (comparative more vetchy, superlative most vetchy)
Consisting of vetches or pea straw.
Abounding with vetches.
Source: Wiktionary
Vetch"y, a.
1. Consisting of vetches or of pea straw. "A vetchy bed." Spenser.
2. Abounding with vetches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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