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.
DIB
Etymology 1
Verb
dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)
To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed
To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.
Noun
dib (plural dibs)
A dibber (gardening tool)
One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.
Etymology 2
Verb
dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)
(scouting) Alternative form of dyb
Anagrams
• BID, DBI, IBD, IDB, bid
Noun
DIB (plural DIBs)
(computing) Abbreviation of device-independent bitmap.
(astronomy, spectroscopy) Abbreviation of diffuse interstellar band.
Anagrams
• BID, DBI, IBD, IDB, bid
Source: Wiktionary
Dib, v. i.
Definition: To dip. [Prov. Eng.] Walton.
Dib, n.
1. One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.
2. pl.
Definition: A child's game, played with dib bones.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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