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.
AFOOT
afoot
(adjective) traveling by foot; “she was afoot when I saw her this morning”
afoot
(adverb) on foot; walking; “they went to the village afoot”; “quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
afoot (not comparable)
On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
On foot. (support of the body, standing)
In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.
Adjective
afoot (not comparable)
(predicative) That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.
Anagrams
• oofta
Source: Wiktionary
A*foot", adv. Etym: [Pref. a- + foot.]
1. On foot. We 'll walk afoot a while. Shak.
2. Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress. The matter being afoot. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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