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.
DOOK
Etymology 1
Onomatopoeic.
Verb
dook (third-person singular simple present dooks, present participle dooking, simple past and past participle dooked)
(of a ferret) To make a certain clucking sound.
Noun
dook (plural dooks)
A certain clucking sound made by ferrets.
Etymology 2
Verb
dook (third-person singular simple present dooks, present participle dooking, simple past and past participle dooked)
(dialect) Alternative form of duck
Etymology 3
Noun
dook (plural dooks)
(UK dialectal) a strong, untwilled linen or cotton.
Etymology 4
Noun
dook (plural dooks)
(Scotland) A plug of wood driven into a wall to hold a nail, etc.
Etymology 5
Noun
dook (uncountable)
(slang) dookie; feces
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Source: Wiktionary
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