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.
AVULSES
Verb
avulses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of avulse
Source: Wiktionary
AVULSE
A*vulse", v. t. Etym: [L. avulsus, p. p. of avellere to tear off; a (ab) + vellere to pluck.]
Definition: To pluck or pull off. Shenstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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