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.
LOAFS
Noun
loafs
(nonstandard, proscribed) plural of loaf
Usage notes
The plural of loaf is loaves in the standard language.
Verb
loafs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of loaf
Anagrams
• AFOLs, foals, sol-fa, solfa
Source: Wiktionary
LOAF
Loaf, n.; pl. Loaves. Etym: [OE. lof, laf, AS. hlaf; akin to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ. khlieb', Lith. klëpas. Cf. Lady, Lammas, Lord.]
Definition: Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake. Bacon. Loaf sugar, refined sugar that has been formed into a conical loaf in a mold.
Loaf, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loafed; p. pr. & vb. n. Loafing.] Etym: [G. laufen to run, Prov. G. loofen. See Leap.]
Definition: To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. " Loafing vagabonds." W. Black.
Loaf, v. t.
Definition: To spend in idleness; -- with away; as, to loaf time away.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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