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.
CLAMBERED
Verb
clambered
simple past tense and past participle of clamber
Source: Wiktionary
CLAMBER
Clam"ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Clambered; p. pr. & vb. n. Clambering.] Etym: [OE clambren, clameren, to heap together, climb; akin to Icel. klambra to clamp, G. klammern. Cf. Clamp, Climb.]
Definition: To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet; -- also used figuratively. The narrow street that clambered toward the mill. Tennyson.
Clam"ber, n.
Definition: The act of clambering. T. Moore.
Clam"ber, v. t.
Definition: To ascend by climbing with difficulty. Clambering the walls to eye him. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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