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.
WICKIUP
wickiup, wikiup
(noun) a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wickiup (plural wickiups)
A domed hut, similar to a wigwam, used by some semi-nomadic Native American tribes, particularly in the southwestern and western United States.
Source: Wiktionary
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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