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.
WAFTER
Etymology 1
Noun
wafter (plural wafters)
(obsolete) Armed convoy or escort ship
(obsolete) An agent of the Crown with responsibility for protecting specific maritime activities, such as shipping or fishing.
Etymology 2
Noun
wafter (plural wafters)
One who, or that which, wafts.
Thou wafter of the soul to bliss or bane.
Source: Wiktionary
Waft"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, wafts. O Charon, Thou wafter of the soul to bliss or bane. Beau. & FL.
2. A boat for passage. Ainsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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