Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ADZES
Noun
adzes
plural of adze
Verb
adzes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adze
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adz
Anagrams
• dazes
Source: Wiktionary
ADZ
Adz, v. t.
Definition: To cut with an adz. [R.] Carlyle.
Adz, Adze, n. Etym: [OE. adese, adis, adse, AS. adesa, adese, ax, hatchet.]
Definition: A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood.
ADZE
Adz, Adze, n. Etym: [OE. adese, adis, adse, AS. adesa, adese, ax, hatchet.]
Definition: A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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