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.
CRIBBLES
Noun
cribbles
plural of cribble
Verb
cribbles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cribble
Anagrams
• scribble
Source: Wiktionary
CRIBBLE
Crib"ble (krb"b'l), n. Etym: [F. crible, LL. criblus sieve, fr. L. cribrum.]
1. A coarse sieve or screen.
2. Coarse flour or meal. [Obs.] Johnson.
Crib"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cribbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Cribbling (-blng).] Etym: [Cf. F. cribler.]
Definition: To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.
Crib"ble, a.
Definition: Coarse; as, cribble bread. [Obs.] Huloet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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