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.
AWEIGH
aweigh, atrip
(adjective) (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
aweigh
(adjective) (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom; “anchors aweigh”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
aweigh (not comparable)
Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.
Source: Wiktionary
A*weigh", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + weigh.] (Naut.)
Definition: Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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