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.
STUPING
Verb
stuping
present participle of stupe
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Source: Wiktionary
STUPE
Stupe, n. Etym: [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. Stop, v. t.] (Med.)
Definition: Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore.
Stupe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuping.]
Definition: To foment with a stupe. Wiseman.
Stupe, n. Etym: [See Stupid.]
Definition: A stupid person. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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