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.
ABANDING
Verb
abanding
present participle of aband
Source: Wiktionary
ABAND
A*band", v.t. Etym: [Contracted from abandon.]
1. To abandon. [Obs.] Enforced the kingdom to aband. Spenser.
2. To banish; to expel. [Obs.] Mir. for Mag.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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