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.
DYNAMITING
Verb
dynamiting
present participle of dynamite
Noun
dynamiting (plural dynamitings)
The act of blowing something up with dynamite.
Source: Wiktionary
Dy"na*mi`ting, n.
Definition: Destroying by dynamite, for political ends. Dynamiting is not the American way. The Century.
DYNAMITE
Dy"na*mite, n. Etym: [Gr. Dynamic.] (Chem.)
Definition: An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust, etc. It is safer than nitroglycerin, being less liable to explosion from moderate shocks, or from spontaneous decomposition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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