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.
SLOTTING
SLOT
slot
(verb) assign a time slot; “slot a television program”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
slotting
present participle of slot
Noun
slotting (plural slottings)
allocation to a slot
Source: Wiktionary
Slot"ting, n.
Definition: The act or process of making slots, or mortises.
SLOT
Slot, n. Etym: [LG. & D. slot a lock, from a verb meaning to close., to shut, D. sluiten; akin to G. schliessen, OHG. sliozan, OFries. sl, and probably to L. claudere. Cf. Close, Sluice.]
1. A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.
2. A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Prov. Eng.]
3. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
Slot, v. t. Etym: [See Slot a bar.]
Definition: To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Slot, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. sl, and E. sleuth.]
Definition: The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. Milton. As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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