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.
MARTELLED
Verb
martelled
simple past tense and past participle of martel
Source: Wiktionary
MARTEL
Mar"tel, v. i. Etym: [F. marteler, fr. martel, marteau, hammer, a dim. fr. L. martulus, marculus, dim. of marcus hammer. Cf. March to step.]
Definition: To make a blow with, or as with, a hammer. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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