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.
charked
simple past tense and past participle of chark
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Source: Wiktionary
Chark, n. Etym: [Abbrev. fr. charcoal.]
Definition: Charcoal; a cinder. [Obs.] DeFoe.
Chark, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charked.]
Definition: To burn to a coal; to char. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
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.