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.
WHERRET
Etymology
Noun
wherret (plural wherrets)
(now regional) A blow, especially on the face. [from 16th c.]
Verb
wherret (third-person singular simple present wherrets, present participle wherreting, simple past and past participle wherreted)
(obsolete, transitive) To hurry; to trouble; to tease.
(obsolete, transitive) To box (somebody) on the ear; to strike on the ear.
Anagrams
• rethrew
Source: Wiktionary
Wher"ret, v. t. Etym: [From Whir.]
1. To hurry; to trouble; to tease. [Obs.] Bickerstaff.
2. To box (one) on the ear; to strike or box. (the ear); as, to wherret a child. [Obs.]
Wher"ret, n.
Definition: A box on the ear. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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