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.
JAUNTED
Verb
jaunted
simple past tense and past participle of jaunt
Source: Wiktionary
JAUNT
Jaunt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Jaunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Jaunting.] Etym: [Cf. Scot. jaunder to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer, dial. Sw. ganta to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perh. akin to E. jump. Cf. Jaunce.]
1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
2. To ride on a jaunting car. Jaunting car, a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting back to back. [Written also jaunty car.] Thackeray.
Jaunt, v. t.
Definition: To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] Bale.
Jaunt, n.
1. A wearisome journey. [R.] Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind After his aëry jaunt, though hurried sore. Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. Milton.
2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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