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.
BINGLE
single, bingle
(noun) a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
bingle (plural bingles)
(Australia, informal) A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.
Synonyms
• collision, crash, fender-bender (US), prang (UK)
Etymology 2
Noun
bingle (plural bingles)
A hairstyle for women that is somewhere between a bob and a shingle.
Verb
bingle (third-person singular simple present bingles, present participle bingling, simple past and past participle bingled)
To arrange the hair in this style.
Etymology 3
Noun
bingle (plural bingles)
(baseball, slang) A base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.
Verb
bingle (third-person singular simple present bingles, present participle bingling, simple past and past participle bingled)
(baseball, slang) To achieve a base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.
Anagrams
• Ebling
Source: Wiktionary
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