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.
GAMBLING
gambling, gaming, play
(noun) the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); “his gambling cost him a fortune”; “there was heavy play at the blackjack table”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
gambling
present participle of gamble
Noun
gambling (usually uncountable, plural gamblings)
An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome.
Source: Wiktionary
GAMBLE
Gam"ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gambled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gambling.] Etym: [Dim. of game. See 2d Game.]
Definition: To play or game for money or other stake.
Gamble, v. t.
Definition: To lose or squander by gaming; -- usually with away. "Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their estates." Ames.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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