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.
quitch (third-person singular simple present quitches, present participle quitching, simple past and past participle quitched)
(transitive, obsolete) To shake (something); to stir, move. [8th-13th c.]
(intransitive, now UK, regional) To stir; to move. [from 13th c.]
(intransitive) To flinch; shrink.
quitch (uncountable)
Elymus repens, couch grass (a species of grass, often considered a weed)
Source: Wiktionary
Quitch, n.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Same as Quitch grass.
2. Figuratively: A vice; a taint; an evil. To pick the vicious quitch Of blood and custom wholly out of him. Tennyson .
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
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.