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.
SKELLIED
Verb
skellied
simple past tense and past participle of skelly
Anagrams
• killdees, sledlike
Source: Wiktionary
SKELLY
Skel"ly, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Dan. skele, Sw. skela.]
Definition: To squint. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Skel"ly, n.
Definition: A squint. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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