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.
CHIRL
Etymology
Verb
chirl (third-person singular simple present chirls, present participle chirling, simple past and past participle chirled)
(Scotland, intransitive) To emit a low sound; to warble.
Noun
chirl (plural chirls)
(Scotland) A kind of musical warble.
Source: Wiktionary
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