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.
DOWSED
Verb
dowsed
simple past tense and past participle of dowse
Source: Wiktionary
DOWSE
Dowse, v. t. Etym: [Cf. 1st Douse.]
1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
2. Etym: [Cf. OD. doesen to strike, Norw. dusa to break.]
Definition: To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Dowse, v. i.
Definition: To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc. Adams had the reputation of having dowsed successfully for more than a hundred wells. Eng. Cyc.
Dowse, n.
Definition: A blow on the face. [Low] Colman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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