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.
CULLION
Etymology
Noun
cullion (plural cullions)
(obsolete) Testicle.
(obsolete) A vile person.
With base outlandish cullions at his heeles,
Source: Wiktionary
Cul"lion (kl"yn), n. Etym: [OF. couillon, coillon, F. co, a vile fellow, coward, dupe, from OF. couillon, coillon, testicle, fr. il the scrotum, fr. L. coleus a leather bag, the scrotum.]
Definition: A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion. "Away, base cullions." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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