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.
CROFTINGS
Noun
croftings
plural of crofting
Source: Wiktionary
CROFTING
Croft"ing, n.
1. Croftland. [Scot.] Jamieson.
2. (Textile Manuf.)
Definition: Exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
CROFT
Croft (krft; 115), n. Etym: [AS. croft; akin to D. kroft hillock; cf. Gael. croit hump, croft.]
Definition: A small, inclosed field, adjoining a house; a small farm. A few small crofts of stone-encumbered ground. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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