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.
shaling
present participle of shale
• Anglish, Singhal, ashling, haglins, halsing, lashing
Source: Wiktionary
Shale, n. Etym: [AS. scealy, scalu. See Scalme, and cf. Shell.]
1. A shell or husk; a cod or pod. "The green shales of a bean." Chapman.
2. Etym: [G. shale.] (Geol.)
Definition: A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure. Bituminous shale. See under Bituminous.
Shale, v. t.
Definition: To take off the shell or coat of; to shell. Life, in its upper grades, was bursting its shell, or was shaling off its husk. I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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.