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.
MARTING
Verb
marting
present participle of mart
Anagrams
• Ntigram, migrant
Source: Wiktionary
MART
Mart, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. market.]
1. A market. Where has commerce such a mart . . . as London Cowper.
2. A bargain. [Obs.] Shak.
Mart, v. t.
Definition: To buy or sell in, or as in, a mart. [Obs.] To sell and mart your officer for gold To undeservers. Shak.
Mart, v. t.
Definition: To traffic. [Obs.] Shak.
Mart, n. Etym: [See Mars.]
1. The god Mars. [Obs.]
2. Battle; contest. [Obs.] Fairfax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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