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.
dodding
present participle of dod
present participle of dodd
Source: Wiktionary
Dodd, Dod, v. t. Etym: [OE. dodden.]
Definition: To cut off, as wool from sheep's tails; to lop or clip off. Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2024
(noun) the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
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.