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.
INKLINGS
Noun
inklings
plural of inkling
Anagrams
• linkings, sling ink, slinking
Proper noun
Inklings
(historical) The literary group centered around English writer C. S. Lewis and his associates, particularly J. R. R. Tolkien and Charles Williams.
Anagrams
• linkings, sling ink, slinking
Source: Wiktionary
INKLING
In"kling, n.
Definition: A hint; an intimation. The least inkling or glimpse of this island. Bacon. They had some inkling of secret messages. Clarendon.
INKLE
In"kle, n. Etym: [Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l being mistaken for the definite article in French. See Lingle.]
Definition: A kind of tape or braid. Shak.
In"kle, v. t. Etym: [OE. inklen to hint; cf. Dan. ymte to whisper.]
Definition: To guess. [Prov. Eng.] "She inkled what it was." R. D. Blackmore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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