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.
WORKMANSHIP
craft, craftsmanship, workmanship
(noun) skill in an occupation or trade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
workmanship (countable and uncountable, plural workmanships)
The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
Synonyms
• craftsmanship
Source: Wiktionary
Work"man*ship, n.
1. The art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of making anything. Due reward For her praiseworthy workmanship to yield. Spenser. Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown . . . Where most may wonder at the workmanship. Milton.
2. That which is effected, made, or produced; manufacture, something made by manual labor. Not any skilled in workmanship embossed. Spenser. By how much Adam exceeded all men in perfection, by being the immediate workmanship of God. Sir W. Raleigh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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