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.
FUELS
Noun
fuels
plural of fuel
Verb
fuels
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fuel
Anagrams
• flues, fules
Source: Wiktionary
FUEL
Fu"el, n. Etym: [OF. fouail, fuail, or fouaille, fuaille, LL. focalium, focale, fr. L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LL., fire. See Focus.] [Formerly written also fewel.]
1. Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc.
2. Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement. Artificial fuel, fuel consisting of small particles, as coal dust, sawdust, etc., consolidated into lumps or blocks.
Fu"el, v. t.
1. To feed with fuel. [Obs.] Never, alas I the dreadful name, That fuels the infernal flame. Cowley.
2. To store or furnish with fuel or firing. [Obs.] Well watered and well fueled. Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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