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.
TIDDLE
Etymology
Verb
tiddle (third-person singular simple present tiddles, present participle tiddling, simple past and past participle tiddled)
(transitive, obsolete or UK dialect) To treat with tenderness; to fondle.
(intransitive, obsolete or UK dialect) To potter about; to do something idly.
Synonyms
• (to fondle): dawt, faddle, grope, pettle; see also fondle
Source: Wiktionary
Tid"der, Tid"dle, v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. tyderian to grow tender. See Tid.]
Definition: To use with tenderness; to fondle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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