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.
WRANGLED
Verb
wrangled
simple past tense and past participle of wrangle
Source: Wiktionary
WRANGLE
Wran"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrangling.] Etym: [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong, Wring.]
1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.]
2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate. "In spite of occasional wranglings." Macaulay. For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. Shak. He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points. Addison.
Wran"gle, v. t.
Definition: To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil. [R.] Bp. Sanderson.
Wran"gle, n.
Definition: An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.
Syn.
– Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See Altercation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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