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.
AFORE
Etymology
Adverb
afore (not comparable)
(archaic, dialect) Before.
(nautical) In the fore part of a ship.
Preposition
afore
Before; in advance of the time of.
Before; situated geographically or metaphorically in front of.
Conjunction
afore
In advance of the time when; before.
Anagrams
• Faroe, e-fora
Source: Wiktionary
A*fore", adv. Etym: [OE. afore, aforn, AS. onforan or ætforan; pref. a- + fore.]
1. Before. [Obs.] If he have never drunk wine afore. Shak.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: In the fore part of a vessel.
A*fore", prep.
1. Before (in all its senses). [Archaic]
2. (Naut.)
Definition: Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, afore the windlass. Afore the mast, among the common sailors; -- a phrase used to distinguish the ship's crew from the officers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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