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.
GIBER
Etymology
Noun
giber (plural gibers)
One who utters gibes.
Synonyms
• See Thesaurus:joker
Anagrams
• Birge, Grieb
Source: Wiktionary
Gib"er n.
Definition: One who utters gibes. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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