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.
PLEDGEORS
Noun
pledgeors
plural of pledgeor
Source: Wiktionary
PLEDGEOR
Pledge*or", Pledg*or", n. (Law)
Definition: One who pledges, or delivers anything in pledge; a pledger; -- opposed to Ant: pledgee.
Note: This word analogically requires the e after g, but the spelling pledgor is perhaps commoner.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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5 June 2025
UNDERLAY
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
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