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.
UPRUSHING
Verb
uprushing
present participle of uprush
Noun
uprushing (plural uprushings)
The action of something that rushes upward.
sudden uprushings of air
Source: Wiktionary
UPRUSH
Up*rush", v. i.
Definition: To rush upward. Southey.
Up"rush`, n.
Definition: Act of rushing upward; an upbreak or upburst; as, an uprush of lava. R. A. Proctor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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