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.
DISCUMBERS
Verb
discumbers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discumber
Source: Wiktionary
DISCUMBER
Dis*cum"ber, v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + cumber: cf. OF. descombrer.]
Definition: To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber. [Archaic] Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
7 January 2025
UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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