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.
FORSLOW
Etymology
Verb
forslow (third-person singular simple present forslows, present participle forslowing, simple past and past participle forslowed)
(transitive, obsolete) To be dilatory about; put off; postpone; neglect; omit.
(transitive, obsolete) To delay; hinder; impede; obstruct.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be slow or dilatory; loiter.
Synonyms
• (To be dilatory about): See also procrastinate
• (To delay): See also hinder
• (To be slow or dilatory): See also loiter
Source: Wiktionary
For*slow", v. t. Etym: [Pref. for- + slow.]
Definition: To delay; to hinder; to neglect; to put off. [Obs.] Bacon.
For*slow", v. i.
Definition: To loiter. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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