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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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.

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