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.
MAVERICKED
Verb
mavericked
simple past tense and past participle of maverick
Source: Wiktionary
MAVERICK
Mav"er*ick, n.
Definition: In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who naglected to brand his cattle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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