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.
COUDEE
Cou"dee (k"d; F. k`d"), n. Etym: [F. coud, from coude elbow.]
Definition: A measure of length; the distance from the elbow to the end of the middle finger; a cubit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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