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.
OVERLABORS
Verb
overlabors
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overlabor
Source: Wiktionary
OVERLABOR
O`ver*la"bor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overlabored; p. pr. & vb. n. Overlaboring.]
1. To cause to labor excessively; to overwork. Dryden.
2. To labor upon excessively; to refine unduly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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