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.
FURLOUGHS
Noun
furloughs
plural of furlough
Verb
furloughs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of furlough
Proper noun
Furloughs
plural of Furlough
Source: Wiktionary
FURLOUGH
Fur"lough, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. D. verlof, fr. a prefix akin to E. for + the root of E. lief, and akin to Dan. forlov, Sw. förlof, G. verlaub permission. See Life, a.] (Mil.)
Definition: Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.
Fur"lough, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furloughed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Furloughing.] (Mil.)
Definition: To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an offcer or soldier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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