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.
BOSSIES
Etymology 1
Noun
bossies
plural of bossy
Etymology 2
Adjective
bossies (comparative more bossies, superlative most bossies)
(South Africa, slang) bosbefok; shell-shocked
Source: Wiktionary
BOSSY
Boss"y, a.
Definition: Ornamented with bosses; studded.
Bos"sy, n. Etym: [Dim. fr. Prov. E. boss in boss-calf, buss-calf, for boose-calf, prop., a calf kept in the stall. See 1st Boose.]
Definition: A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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