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.
GOLFED
Verb
golfed
simple past tense and past participle of golf
Adjective
golfed (not comparable)
(programming) Having had its source code made as short as possible, as in code golf.
Source: Wiktionary
GOLF
Golf, n. Etym: [D. kolf club or bat, also a Dutch game played in an inclosed area with clubs and balls; akin to G. kolben club, but end, Icel. k tongue of a bell. bolt, Sw. kolf bolt, dart, but end, Dan. kolv bolt, arrow. Cf. Club, Globe.]
Definition: A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole with the fewest strokes is the winner. [Scot.] Strutt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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