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.
IMPARKING
Verb
imparking
present participle of impark
Source: Wiktionary
IMPARK
Im*park", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imparked, p. pr. & vb. n. Imparking.] Etym: [Cf. Empark.]
Definition: To inclose for a park; to sever from a common; hence, to inclose or shut up. They . . . impark them [the sheep] within hurdles. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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