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.
COSSETING
Verb
cosseting
present participle of cosset
Noun
cosseting (plural cossetings)
The act by which somebody is cosseted or pampered.
Anagrams
• coingests
Source: Wiktionary
COSSET
Cos"set (ks"st), n. Etym: [Cf. AS. cotsetla cottager, G. kossat, kothsasse, fr. kot, koth E. (cot) hut, and cf. also E. cade, a., cot a cade lamb.]
Definition: A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.
Cos"set, v. t.
Definition: To treat as a pet; to fondle. She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made much of. O. W. Holmes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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