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.
UNSHEATHED
unsheathed, bare
(adjective) not having a protective covering; “unsheathed cables”; “a bare blade”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
unsheathed
simple past tense and past participle of unsheathe
Adjective
unsheathed (not comparable)
Not protected by a sheath.
an unsheathed copper cable
Source: Wiktionary
UNSHEATHE
Un*sheathe", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + sheath.]
Definition: To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword. To unsheathe the sword, to make war.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SCHNORR
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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