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.
OVERCARRY
Etymology
Verb
overcarry (third-person singular simple present overcarries, present participle overcarrying, simple past and past participle overcarried)
(transitive) To carry too far, or beyond the proper point.
(intransitive) To go to excess.
Anagrams
• carry over, carryover
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*car"ry, v. t. & i.
Definition: To carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point. Hayward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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