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.
HOIDEN
Noun
hoiden (plural hoidens)
Alternative form of hoyden
Adjective
hoiden (comparative more hoiden, superlative most hoiden)
Alternative form of hoyden
Verb
hoiden (third-person singular simple present hoidens, present participle hoidening, simple past and past participle hoidened)
To romp rudely or indecently.
Anagrams
• honied
Source: Wiktionary
Hoi"den, n. Etym: [OE. hoydon a lout, rustic, OD. heyden a heathen, gypsy, vagabond, D. heiden, fr. OD. heyde heath, D. heide. See Heathen, Heath.] [Written also hoyden.]
1. A rude, clownish youth. [Obs.] Milton.
2. A rude, bold girl; a romp. H. Kingsley.
Hoi"den, a.
Definition: Rustic; rude; bold. Younq.
Hoi"den, v. i.
Definition: To romp rudely or indecently. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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