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.
WHARFAGES
Noun
wharfages
plural of wharfage
Source: Wiktionary
WHARFAGE
Wharf"age, n.
1. The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively; quayage.
2. A wharf or wharfs, collectively; wharfing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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