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.
OVERWET
Etymology
Verb
overwet (third-person singular simple present overwets, present participle overwetting, simple past and past participle overwetted or overwet)
(transitive) To make too wet; to make wetter than required.
Source: Wiktionary
O"ver*wet, n.
Definition: Excessive wetness. [Obs.] Another ill accident is, overwet at sowing time. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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