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.
FORBY
Etymology
Adjective
forby (comparative more forby, superlative most forby)
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
Adverb
forby (comparative more forby, superlative most forby)
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Past; by; beyond.
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommonly; exceptionally.
Preposition
forby
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Beyond; past; more than; greater than; over and above; moreover.
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic, of time) Past; gone by; over.
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Near; beside; by, close to.
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) On one side; out of the way.
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Besides; in addition to; as well as; not to mention.
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) With the exception of; not taking into account.
Synonyms
• (near): next to
• (besides): beyond, on top of; see also in addition to
• (with the exception of;): barring, except for, save for; see also except
Source: Wiktionary
For*by", adv. & prep. Etym: [See Foreby.]
Definition: Near; hard by; along; past. [Obs.] To tell her if her child went ought forby. Chaucer. To the intent that ships may pass along forby all the sides of the city without let. Robynson (More's Utopia).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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