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.
BELABORING
Verb
belaboring
present participle of belabor
Source: Wiktionary
BELABOR
Be*la"bor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belabored; p. pr. & vb. n. Belaboring.]
1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. "If the earth is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn." Barrow.
2. To beat soundly; to cudgel. Ajax belabors there a harmless ox. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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