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.
JUSTLE
Etymology
Verb
justle (third-person singular simple present justles, present participle justling, simple past and past participle justled)
To jostle.
Anagrams
• Sutlej
Source: Wiktionary
Jus"tle, v. i. Etym: [Freq. of joust, just, v. i. See Joust, v. i., and cf. Jostle.]
Definition: To run or strike against each other; to encounter; to clash; to jostle. Shak. The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall justle one against another in the broad ways. Nahum ii. 4.
Jus"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Justled; p. pr. & vb. n. Justling.]
Definition: To push; to drive; to force by running against; to jostle. We justled one another out, and disputed the post for a great while. Addison.
Jus"tle, n.
Definition: An encounter or shock; a jostle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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