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.
CLAVI
Noun
clavi
plural of clavus
Anagrams
• cavil, lavic
Source: Wiktionary
CLAVUS
Cla"vus, n. Etym: [L., a nail.]
Definition: A callous growth, esp. one the foot; a corn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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