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.
CHIRRUPED
Verb
chirruped
simple past tense and past participle of chirrup
Source: Wiktionary
CHIRRUP
Chir"rup, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chirruped; p. pr. & vb. n. Chirruping.] Etym: [See Chirp.]
Definition: To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.
Chir"rup, v. i.
Definition: To chirp. Tennyson. The criket chirrups on the hearth. Goldsmith.
Chir"rup, n.
Definition: The act of chirping; a chirp. The sparrows' chirrup on the roof. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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