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.
SHOPLIFT
shoplift
(verb) steal in a store
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shoplift (plural shoplifts)
(obsolete) A shoplifter.
Verb
shoplift (third-person singular simple present shoplifts, present participle shoplifting, simple past and past participle shoplifted)
(transitive) To steal something from a shop / store during trading hours.
(intransitive) To steal from shops / stores during trading hours.
Synonyms
• shop steal (Australia)
Source: Wiktionary
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DIRECTIONALITY
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