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.
SNECKED
Verb
snecked
simple past tense and past participle of sneck
Source: Wiktionary
SNECK
Sneck, v. t. Etym: [See Snatch.]
Definition: To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Sneck up, be silent; shut up; hold your peace. Shak.
Sneck, n.
Definition: A door latch. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] Sneck band, a latchstring. Burns.
– Sneck drawer, a latch lifter; a bolt drawer; hence, a sly person; a cozener; a cheat; -- called also sneckdraw.
– Sneck drawing, lifting the latch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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