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.
DISEMBOGUING
Verb
disemboguing
present participle of disembogue
Source: Wiktionary
DISEMBOGUE
Dis`em*bogue", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disembogued; p. pr. & vb. n. Disemboguing.] Etym: [Sp. desembocar; pref. des- (L. dis-) + embocar to put into the mouth, fr. en (L. in) + boca mouth, fr. L. bucca cheek. Cf. Debouch, Embogue.]
1. To pour out or discharge at the mouth, as a stream; to vent; to discharge into an ocean, a lake, etc. Rolling down, the steep Timavdisembogues his waves. Addison.
2. To eject; to cast forth. [R.] Swift.
Dis`em*bogue", v. i.
Definition: To become discharged; to flow put; to find vent; to pour out contents. Volcanos bellow ere they disembogue. Young.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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