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.
DISHABLE
Verb
dishable (third-person singular simple present dishables, present participle dishabling, simple past and past participle dishabled)
Obsolete form of disable.
(obsolete) To disparage.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*ha"ble, v. t.
1. To disable. [Obs.]
2. To disparage. [Obs.] She oft him blamed . . . and him dishabled quite. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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