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.
TOTED
Verb
toted
simple past tense and past participle of tote
Source: Wiktionary
TOTE
Tote, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toted; p. pr. & vb. n. Toting.] Etym: [Said to be of African origin.]
Definition: To carry or bear; as, to tote a child over a stream; -- a colloquial word of the Southern States, and used esp. by negroes.
Tote, n. Etym: [L. totum, fr.totus all, whole.]
Definition: The entire body, or all; as, the whole tote. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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