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
washhouse
(noun) a building or outbuilding where laundry is done
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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