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.
smouching
present participle of smouch
Source: Wiktionary
Smouch, v. t. Etym: [Akin to smack.]
Definition: To kiss closely. [Obs.] P. Stubbes.
Smouch, v. t. Etym: [See Smutch.]
Definition: To smutch; to soil; as, to smouch the face.
Smouch, n.
Definition: A dark soil or stain; a smutch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2024
(verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception; “Fudge the figures”; “cook the books”; “falsify the data”
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.