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.
LAPPERED
Verb
lappered
simple past tense and past participle of lapper
Anagrams
• rappeled
Source: Wiktionary
LAPPER
Lap"per, n. Etym: [From Lap to drink.]
Definition: One who takes up food or liquid with his tongue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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