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.
washhouse
(noun) a building or outbuilding where laundry is done
Source: WordNet® 3.1
washhouse (plural washhouses)
A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry
Source: Wiktionary
Wash"house`, n.
Definition: An outbuilding for washing, esp. one for washing clothes; a laundry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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.