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.
GOFFER
goffer, gauffer
(noun) an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
goffer, gauffer, goffering iron, gauffering iron
(noun) an iron used to press pleats and ridges
goffer, gopher
(noun) a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
gauffer, goffer
(verb) make wavy with a heated goffering iron; “goffer the trim of the dress”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
goffer (third-person singular simple present goffers, present participle goffering, simple past and past participle goffered)
To make wavy; to crimp.
Etymology 2
Noun
goffer (plural goffers)
(UK, naval slang) soft drink; non-alcoholic drink
Anagrams
• geroff
Source: Wiktionary
Gof"fer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Goffered; p. pr. & vb. n. Goffering.] Etym: [See Gauffer.]
Definition: To plait, flute, or crimp. See Gauffer. Clarke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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