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.
BURTHEN
burthen
(noun) a variant of ‘burden’
burden, burthen, weight, weight down
(verb) weight down with a load
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
burthen (plural burthens)
(obsolete, nautical) The tonnage of a ship based on the number of tuns of wine that it could carry in its holds.
Archaic spelling of burden.
Verb
burthen (third-person singular simple present burthens, present participle burthening, simple past and past participle burthened)
Archaic spelling of burden.
Anagrams
• burneth, unberth
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"then, n. & v. t.
Definition: See Burden. [Archaic]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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