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.
FIRKS
Noun
firks
plural of firk
Verb
firks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of firk
Anagrams
• Frisk, frisk
Source: Wiktionary
FIRK
Firk, v. t. Etym: [Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS. fercian to bring, assist; perh. akin to faran to go, E. fare.]
Definition: To beat; to strike; to chastise. [Obs.] I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. Shak.
Firk, v. i.
Definition: To fly out; to turn out; to go off. [Obs.] A wench is a rare bait, with which a man No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.B.Jonson.
Firk, n.
Definition: A freak; trick; quirk. [Obs.] Ford.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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