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.
KIPES
Noun
kipes
plural of kipe
Verb
kipes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kipe
Anagrams
• Sipek, Spike, kepis, pikes, spike
Source: Wiktionary
KIPE
Kipe, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. kipen to catch, Icel. kippa to pull, snatch. Cf. Kipper.]
Definition: An osier basket used for catching fish. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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