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.
BEAGLING
beagling
(noun) hunting rabbits with beagles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
beagling
present participle of beagle
Anagrams
• bageling, blingage
Source: Wiktionary
BEAGLE
Bea"gle, n. Etym: [OE. begele; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. beag small, little, W. bach. F. bigle is from English.]
1. A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix.
2. Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYPOTHETICAL
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
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