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.
SILTING
Verb
silting
present participle of silt
Anagrams
• listing, sliting, stiling, tilings
Source: Wiktionary
SILT
Silt, n. Etym: [OE. silte gravel, fr. silen to drain, E. sile; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sila, prob. akin to AS. seón to filter, sigan to fall, sink, cause to sink, G. seihen to strain, to filter, OHG. sihan, Icel.sia, Skr. sic to pour; cf. Gr. Sig, Sile.]
Definition: Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
Silt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silted; p. pr. & vb. n. Silting.]
Definition: To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.
Silt, v. i.
Definition: To flow through crevices; to percolate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CUNT
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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