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.
HALTERING
Verb
haltering
present participle of halter
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Source: Wiktionary
HALTER
Halt"er, n.
Definition: One who halts or limps
Hal"ter, n. Etym: [OE. halter, helter, helfter, AS. hælftre; akin to G. halfter, D. halfter, halster, and also to E. helve. See Helve.]
Definition: A strong strap or cord. Especially: (a) A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse. (b) A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose. Shak. No man e'er felt the halter draw With good opinion of the law. Trumbull.
Hal"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haltered; p. pr. & vb. n. Haltering.]
Definition: To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter. "A haltered neck." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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