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.
EXONS
Noun
exons
plural of exon
Anagrams
• oxens
Source: Wiktionary
EXON
Ex"on, n. Etym: [NL., from E. Exe (Celt. uisge water) the name of a river.]
Definition: A native or inhabitant of Exeter, in England.
Ex"on, n. Etym: [F. expect an under officer.]
Definition: An officer of the Yeomen of the Guard; an Exempt. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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