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.
DUSKENING
Verb
duskening
present participle of dusken
Source: Wiktionary
DUSKEN
Dusk"en, v. t.
Definition: To make dusk or obscure. [R.] Not utterly defaced, but only duskened. Nicolls.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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