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.
KINKING
Verb
kinking
present participle of kink
Source: Wiktionary
KINK
Kink, n. Etym: [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.]
1. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.
2. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloq.] Cozzens.
Kink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kinked; p. pr. & vb. n. Kinking.]
Definition: To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon itself, as a rope or thread.
Kink, n. Etym: [Cf. Chincough, Kink-haust.]
Definition: A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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