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.
OVERRAKED
Verb
overraked
simple past tense and past participle of overrake
Source: Wiktionary
OVERRAKE
O`ver*rake", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overraked; p. pr. & vb. n. Overraking.] (Naut.)
Definition: To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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