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.
RICKING
Verb
ricking
present participle of rick
Anagrams
• kingric
Source: Wiktionary
RICK
Rick, n. Etym: [OE. reek, rek, AS. hreác a heap; akin to hryce rick, Icel. hraukr.]
Definition: A stack or pile, as of grain, straw, or hay, in the open air, usually protected from wet with thatching. Golden clusters of beehive ricks, rising at intervals beyond the hedgerows. G. Eliot.
Rick, v. t.
Definition: To heap up in ricks, as hay, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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