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.
DRABBLE
Etymology 1
Verb
drabble (third-person singular simple present drabbles, present participle drabbling, simple past and past participle drabbled)
(transitive) To wet or dirty, especially by dragging through mud.
(intransitive) To fish with a long line and rod.
Etymology 2
Noun
drabble (plural drabbles)
A short fictional story, typically in fan fiction, sometimes exactly 100 words long.
Usage notes
The "100 words" limit is the original meaning, although in practice (and drabble purists have denounced this extension), it frequently extends up to around 500 words, with a variety of limits used.
Synonyms
• flash fiction, flashfic, microfiction, short short story, spamfic, sudden fiction
Anagrams
• dabbler, rabbled
Source: Wiktionary
Drab"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drabbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Drabbling.] [Drab, Draff.]
Definition: To draggle; to wet and befoul by draggling; as, to drabble a gown or cloak. Halliwell.
Drab"ble, v. i.
Definition: To fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble for barbels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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