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.
DODKINS
Noun
dodkins
plural of dodkin
Source: Wiktionary
DODKIN
Dod"kin, n. Etym: [D. duitken, dim. of duit. See Doit, and cf. Doitkin.]
Definition: A doit; a small coin. Shelton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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