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.
DORMIE
dormie, dormy
(adjective) in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played; “he was dormie three and still lost the match”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dormie (not comparable)
(golf) In match play, leading the match by the same number of holes as remain to be played.
Anagrams
• do-re-mi, moider
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