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.
DREEST
DREE
Dree, v. t. Etym: [AS. dreĆ³gan to bear, endure, complete.]
Definition: To endure; to suffer. [Scot.]
Dree, v. i.
Definition: To be able to do or endure. [Obs.]
Dree, a.
Definition: Wearisome; tedious. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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