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.
HALLOOING
Verb
hallooing
present participle of halloo
Noun
hallooing (plural hallooings)
A cry of halloo.
Anagrams
• holloaing
Source: Wiktionary
HALLOO
Hal*loo", n. Etym: [Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf. AS. eala, G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf. Hollo, interj.]
Definition: A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a person or an animal; a shout. List! List! I hear Some far off halloo break the silent air. Milton.
Hal*loo", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hallooed; p. pr. & vb. n. Halloing.]
Definition: To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a person, as by the word halloo. Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. Sir P. Sidney.
Hal*loo", v. t.
1. To encourage with shouts. Old John hallooes his hounds again. Prior.
2. To chase with shouts or outcries. If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. Shak.
3. To call or shout to; to hail. Shak.
Hal*loo", interj. Etym: [OE. halow. See Halloo, n.]
Definition: An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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