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.
YEAN
Etymology
Verb
yean (third-person singular simple present yeans, present participle yeaning, simple past and past participle yeaned)
(transitive, archaic, of goats or sheep) To give birth to.
Anagrams
• Enya, ayen
Source: Wiktionary
Yean, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Yeaned; p. pr. & vb. n. Yeaning.] Etym: [AS. eƔnian, or geeƔnian; perhaps akin to E. ewe, or perhaps to L. agnus, Gr. Ean.]
Definition: To bring forth young, as a goat or a sheep; to ean. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; āa critical readingā; āa critical dissertationā; āa critical analysis of Melvilleās writingsā
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