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.
WICKERWORK
wicker, wickerwork, caning
(noun) work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wickerwork (usually uncountable, plural wickerworks)
A thing or things made of wicker.
Source: Wiktionary
Wick"er*work`, n.
Definition: A texture of osiers, twigs, or rods; articles made of such a texture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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