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.
OVERGIRD
Etymology
Verb
overgird (third-person singular simple present overgirds, present participle overgirding, simple past and past participle overgirt or overgirded)
(transitive) To gird too closely.
Anagrams
• river dog, river god
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*gird", v. t.
Definition: To gird too closely. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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