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.
AUSCULTATED
Verb
auscultated
simple past tense and past participle of auscultate
Source: Wiktionary
AUSCULTATE
Aus"cul*tate, v. i. & t.
Definition: To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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