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.
JEMMY
jimmy, jemmy
(noun) a short crowbar; “in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
jemmy (plural jemmies)
(archaic, British, slang) A baked sheep's head.
(Australia, slang) An immigrant.
(obsolete, slang) A greatcoat.
Alternative spelling of jimmy (crowbar).
Verb
jemmy (third-person singular simple present jemmies, present participle jemmying, simple past and past participle jemmied)
To shoehorn, to cram.
Alternative spelling of jimmy (open with a crowbar).
Adjective
jemmy (comparative jemmier, )
(archaic) Neat; elegant.
Source: Wiktionary
Jem"my, a. Etym: [Cf. Gim, and Gimp, a.]
Definition: Spruce. [Slang, Eng.] Smart.
Jem"my, n.
1. A short crowbar. See Jimmy.
2. A baked sheep's head. [Slang, Eng.] Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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