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.
POTCHES
Verb
potches
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of potch
Source: Wiktionary
POTCH
Potch, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Poach to stab.]
Definition: To thrust; to push. [Obs.] "I 'll potch at him some way." Shak.
Potch, v. t.
Definition: See Poach, to cook. [Obs.] Wiseman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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