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.
HOIDENED
Verb
hoidened
simple past tense and past participle of hoiden
Source: Wiktionary
HOIDEN
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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