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.
WHIPSAWED
Verb
whipsawed
simple past tense and past participle of whipsaw
Source: Wiktionary
WHIPSAW
Whip"saw`, n.
Definition: A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DATELESS
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
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