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.
NOODLED
Verb
noodled
simple past tense and past participle of noodle
Source: Wiktionary
NOODLE
Noo"dle, n. Etym: [Cf. Noddle, Noddy.]
Definition: A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low] The chuckling grin of noodles. Sydney Smith.
Noo"dle, n. Etym: [G. nudel vermicelli.]
Definition: A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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