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.
ERF
Etymology 1
Noun
erf (plural erfs)
(Northern England, Scotland, rare) Inheritance; patrimony.
(by extension) Stock; cattle.
Etymology 2
Noun
erf (plural erfs or erven)
(US regional, Cape Colony, New York, South Africa) A small inherited house-and-garden lot in a village or settlement.
Etymology 3
Noun
erf
(math) Abbreviation of error function.
Anagrams
• FER, REF, RFE, Ref, Ref., f***er, fer, ref
Source: Wiktionary
Erf, n.; pl. Erven. Etym: [D.]
Definition: A garden plot, usually about half an acre. [Cape Colony]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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