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.
GALLIED
Adjective
gallied (comparative more gallied, superlative most gallied)
(nautical) worried; flurried; frightened
Source: Wiktionary
Gal"lied, p. p. & a. (Naut.)
Definition: Worried; flurried; frightened. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
GALLY
Gal"ly, v. t. Etym: [See Gallow, v. t.]
Definition: To frighten; to worry. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] T. Brown.
Gall"y, a.
Definition: Like gall; bitter as gall. Cranmer.
Gal"ly, n.
Definition: See Galley, n., 4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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