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.
HACKEES
Noun
hackees
plural of hackee
Source: Wiktionary
HACKEE
Hack"ee, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The chipmunk; also, the chickaree or red squirrel. [U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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