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.
HOLLOS
Noun
hollos
plural of hollo
Verb
hollos
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hollo
Source: Wiktionary
HOLLO
Hol*lo", interj. & n. Etym: [See Halloo, and cf. Holla.]
Definition: Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo. And every day, for food or play, Came to the mariner's hollo. Coleridge.
Hol"lo, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Holloed; p. pr. & vb. n. Holloing.] Etym: [See Hollo, intery., and cf. Halloo.]
Definition: To call out or exclaim; to halloo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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