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.
HOCKLING
Verb
hockling
present participle of hockle
Source: Wiktionary
HOCKLE
Hoc"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hockled(); p. pr. & vb. n. Hockling.] Etym: [From 2d Hock.]
1. To hamstring; to hock; to hough. Hanmer.
2. To mow, as stubble. Mason.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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