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.
KISTING
Verb
kisting
present participle of kist
Anagrams
• kitings, skiting
Source: Wiktionary
KIST
Kist, n. Etym: [See Chest.]
Definition: A chest; hence, a coffin. [Scot. & Prov. End.] Jamieson. Halliwell.
Kist, n. Etym: [Ar. gist.]
Definition: A stated payment, especially a payment of rent for land; hence, the time for such payment. [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TERNARY
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
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