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.
DIPODIES
Noun
dipodies
plural of dipody
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DIPODY
Dip"o*dy, n.; pl. Dipodies. Etym: [Gr. (Pros.)
Definition: Two metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure. Hadley. Trochaic, iambic, and anapestic verses . . . are measured by dipodies. W. W. Goodwin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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