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.
SANDWICHED
Verb
sandwiched
simple past tense and past participle of sandwich
Source: Wiktionary
SANDWICH
Sand"wich, n. Etym: [Named from the Earl of Sandwich.]
Definition: Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them.
Sand"wich, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sandwiched; p. pr. & vb. n. Sandwiching.]
Definition: To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert between portions of something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a different nature; to interlard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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