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.
STOKED
Verb
stoked
simple past tense and past participle of stoke
Adjective
stoked (comparative more stoked, superlative most stoked)
(slang) Feeling excitement or an exciting rush.
Source: Wiktionary
STOKE
Stoke, v. t. Etym: [OE. stoken, fr. D. stoken, fr. stok a stick (cf. OF. estoquier to thrust, stab; of Teutonic origin, and akin to D. stok). See Stock.]
1. To stick; to thrust; to stab. [Obs.] Nor short sword for to stoke, with point biting. Chaucer.
2. To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc.
Stoke, v. i.
Definition: To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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