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.
FISK
Etymology 1
Verb
fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)
(obsolete) To run about; to frisk; to whisk.
Etymology 2
Verb
fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)
To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.
Proper noun
Fisk
A surname.
A city and town in Missouri, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
Fisk, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Sw. fjeska to bustle about.]
Definition: To run about; to frisk; to whisk. [Obs.] He fisks abroad, and stirreth up erroneous opinions. Latimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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