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.
CIRCUMGYRATED
Verb
circumgyrated
simple past tense and past participle of circumgyrate
Source: Wiktionary
CIRCUMGYRATE
Cir`cum*gy"rate, v. t. & i. Etym: [Pref. circum- + gyrate.]
Definition: To roll or turn round; to cause to perform a rotary or circular motion. Ray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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