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.
FEAZING
Verb
feazing
present participle of feaze
Source: Wiktionary
FEAZE
Feaze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Feazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Feazing.] Etym: [Cf. OE. faseln to ravel, fr. AS. fæs fringe; akin to G. fasen to separate fibers or threads, fasen, faser, thread, filament, OHG. faso.]
Definition: To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope. Johnson.
Feaze, v. t. Etym: [See Feese.faze]
Definition: To beat; to chastise; also, to humble; to harass; to worry. [Obs.] insworth.
Feaze, n.
Definition: A state of anxious or fretful excitement; worry; vexation. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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