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.
JABBING
jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting
(noun) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); “he warned me with a jab with his finger”; “he made a thrusting motion with his fist”
JAB
jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
(verb) poke or thrust abruptly; “he jabbed his finger into her ribs”
stab, jab
(verb) stab or pierce; “he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife”
jab
(verb) strike or punch with quick and short blows
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
jabbing
present participle of jab
Noun
jabbing (plural jabbings)
A motion or gesture that jabs; a jab.
Source: Wiktionary
JAB
Jab, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Job.]
Definition: To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
Jab, n.
Definition: A thrust or stab. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
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