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.
THOLING
Verb
tholing
present participle of thole
Source: Wiktionary
THOLE
Thole, n. [Written also thowel, and thowl.] Etym: [OE. thol, AS. þol; akin to D. dol, Icel. þollr a fir tree, a young fir, a tree, a thole.]
1. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing. Longfellow.
2. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath. Thole pin. Same as Thole.
Thole, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tholed; p. pr. & vb. n. Tholing.] Etym: [OE. þolen, þolien, AS. þolian; akin to OS. tholon, OHG. dolen, G. geduld patience, dulden to endure, Icel. þola, Sw. tåla, Dan. taale, Goth. þulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear, tollere to lift, bear, Gr. tul to lift. *55. Cf. Tolerate.]
Definition: To bear; to endure; to undergo. [Obs. or Scot.] Gower. So much woe as I have with you tholed. Chaucer. To thole the winter's steely dribble. Burns.
Thole, v. i.
Definition: To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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