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.
BROADSIDING
Verb
broadsiding
present participle of broadside
Source: Wiktionary
BROADSIDE
Broad"side`, n.
1. (Naut.)
Definition: The side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter.
2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship, at the same time.
3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [Colloq.]
4. (Print.)
Definition: A sheet of paper containing one large page, or printed on one side only; -- called also broadsheet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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