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.
GROAN
groan, moan
(noun) an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
groan, moan
(verb) indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; “The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets”; “The ancient door soughed when opened”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
groan (plural groans)
A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.
(of an object) A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.
Verb
groan (third-person singular simple present groans, present participle groaning, simple past and past participle groaned)
To make a groan.
(obsolete) To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.
Anagrams
• Angor, Garon, Goran, Grano, Ongar, Ragon, Rogan, Ronga, angor, argon, nagor, orang, organ, rag on, rango
Source: Wiktionary
Groan, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Groaned; p. pr. & vb. n. Groaning.] Etym: [OE. gronen, granen, granien, AS. gr, fr. the root of grennian to grin. *35. See 2d Grin, and cf. Grunt.]
1. To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan. For we . . . do groan, being burdened. 2 Cor. v. 4. He heard the groaning of the oak. Sir W. Scott.
2. To strive after earnestly, as with groans. Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, Or that which groaneth to be so. Herbert.
Groan, v. t.
Definition: To affect by groans.
Groan, n.
Definition: A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong disapprobation; as, the remark was received with groans. Such groans of roaring wind and rain. Shak. The wretched animal heaved forth such groans. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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