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.
LUNGING
Verb
lunging
present participle of lunge
Noun
lunging (plural lungings)
The act of one who lunges; a lunge.
Man the creature seemingly following his desires and ambitions is held in check and swayed from his blind lungings about the earth by the Spirit of the God who made him.
Source: Wiktionary
LUNGE
Lunge, n. Etym: [Also spelt longe, fr. allonge. See Allonge, Long.]
Definition: A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.
Lunge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lunged; p. pr. & vb. n. Lunging.]
Definition: To make a lunge.
Lunge, v. t.
Definition: To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter. Thackeray.
Lunge, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Same as Namaycush.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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