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.
DISCERPS
Verb
discerps
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discerp
Source: Wiktionary
DISCERP
Dis*cerp", v. t. Etym: [L. discerpere, discerptum; dis- + carpere to pluck.]
1. To tear in pieces; to rend. [R.] Stukeley.
2. To separate; to disunite. [R.] Bp. Hurd.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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