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.
crunch, cranch, craunch, grind
(verb) press or grind with a crushing noise
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cranch (third-person singular simple present cranches, present participle cranching, simple past and past participle cranched)
Alternative form of craunch
Source: Wiktionary
Cranch (krnch), v. t.
Definition: See Craunch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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.