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.
TIFFINING
Verb
tiffining
present participle of tiffin
Source: Wiktionary
TIFFIN
Tif"fin, n. Etym: [Properly, tiffing a quaffing, a drinking. See Tiff, n.]
Definition: A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; -- originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a special sense.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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