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.
REVYING
Verb
revying
present participle of revie
Source: Wiktionary
REVIE
Re*vie", v. t.
1. To vie with, or rival, in return.
2. (Card Playing)
Definition: To meet a wager on, as on the taking of a trick, with a higher wager. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Re*vie", v. i.
1. To exceed an adversary's wager in card playing. [Obs.]
2. To make a retort; to bandy words. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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