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.
HANCES
Noun
hances
plural of hance
Verb
hances
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hance
Anagrams
• Cashen, encash, naches, sencha
Source: Wiktionary
HANCE
Hance, v. t. Etym: [See Enhance.]
Definition: To raise; to elevate. [Obs.] Lydgate.
Hance, Hanch,Etym: [See Hanse.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: See Hanse.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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