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.
LADS
Noun
lads
plural of lad
(Northern England, Geordie, Ireland) A group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.
Anagrams
• ADLs, ADSL, ALDS, DALs, LDAs, dals
Source: Wiktionary
LAD
Lad, obs. p. p.
Definition: of Lead, to guide Chaucer.
Lad, n. Etym: [OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W. , Ir. lath. (. Cf. Lass.]
1. A boy; a youth; a stripling. "Cupid is a knavish lad." Shak. There is a lad here, which hath fire barley loaves and two small fishes. John vi. 9.
2. A companion; a comrade; a mate. Lad's love. (Bot.) See Boy's love, under Boy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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