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.
HOLYSTONED
Verb
holystoned
simple past tense and past participle of holystone
Source: Wiktionary
HOLYSTONE
Ho"ly*stone`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships. Totten.
Ho"ly*stone`, v. t. (Naut.)
Definition: To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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