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.
GAZUNDER
Etymology 1
Verb
gazunder (third-person singular simple present gazunders, present participle gazundering, simple past and past participle gazundered)
(British, colloquial) To reduce the offer price of a property after agreeing to a higher one (normally just before contracts are exchanged)
Etymology 2
Because it "goes under" the bed.
Noun
gazunder (plural gazunders)
(British) A chamber pot.
Anagrams
• ungrazed
Source: Wiktionary
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