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.
BLOBBING
BLOB
spot, fleck, blob, blot
(verb) make a spot or mark onto; “The wine spotted the tablecloth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
blobbing
present participle of blob
Noun
blobbing (uncountable)
An outdoor recreational activity in which a participant sitting on the end of a partially inflated air bag is launched into the water when another participant jumps onto the air bag from a platform on the opposite side.
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• bobbling
Source: Wiktionary
BLOB
Blob, n. Etym: [See Bleb.]
1. Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister. Wright.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small fresh-water fish (Uranidea Richardsoni); the miller's thumb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOOTING
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
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