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.
DOFFS
Verb
doffs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of doff
Source: Wiktionary
DOFF
Doff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Doffing.] Etym: [Do + off. See Do, v. t., 7.]
1. To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence, figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of. And made us doff our easy robes of peace. Shak. At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. Emerson.
2. To strip; to divest; to undress. Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear. Crashaw.
Doff, v. i.
Definition: To put off dress; to take off the hat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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