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.
GORBELLY
Etymology
Noun
gorbelly (plural gorbellies)
(obsolete) A large, protruding belly.
(obsolete) A person with such a belly.
Synonyms
• (large belly): see paunch
• (person with large belly): see fat person
Source: Wiktionary
Gor"-bel`ly, n. Etym: [Gore filth, dirt + belly.]
Definition: A prominent belly; a big-bellied person. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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