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.
BUNKING
Verb
bunking
present participle of bunk
Source: Wiktionary
BUNK
Bunk, n. Etym: [Cf. OSw. bunke heap, also boaring, flooring. Cf. Bunch.]
1. A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night. [U.S.]
2. One of a series of berths or bed places in tiers.
3. A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers. [Local, U.S.]
Bunk, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bunked; p. pr. & vb. n. Bunking.]
Definition: To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with in. [Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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