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.
WAINAGES
Noun
wainages
plural of wainage
Source: Wiktionary
WAINAGE
Wain"age (; 48), n. Etym: [From Wain.]
Definition: A finding of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation of goods, produce, etc. Ainsworth.
Wain"age, n. (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: See Gainage, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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