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.
DEBOUCHING
Verb
debouching
present participle of debouche
Source: Wiktionary
DEBOUCH
De*bouch", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Debouched; p. pr. & vb. n. Debouching.] Etym: [F. déboucher; pref. dé- (L. dis- or de) + boucher to stop up, fr. bouche mouth, fr. L. bucca the cheek. Cf. Disembogue.]
Definition: To march out from a wood, defile, or other confined spot, into open ground; to issue. Battalions debouching on the plain. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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STUDY
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