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.
ANENST
Preposition
anenst
(UK, dialect, Scotland) Over against.
(UK, dialect, Scotland) About; concerning; anent.
Anagrams
• Nantes, annets
Source: Wiktionary
A*nenst", A*nent", prep. Etym: [OE. anent, anentis, anence, anens, anents, AS. onefen, onemn; an, on, on + efen even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with, beside. See Even, a.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
1. Over against; as, he lives anent the church.
2. About; concerning; in respect; as, he said nothing anent this particular.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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