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.
LECH
satyr, lecher, lech, letch
(noun) man with strong sexual desires
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
lech (plural leches)
(slang) A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
(slang) A lecher.
Verb
lech (third-person singular simple present leches, present participle leching, simple past and past participle leched)
(slang) To behave lecherously
Etymology 2
Noun
lech (plural leches)
The capstone of a cromlech.
Anagrams
• Chel
Source: Wiktionary
Lech, v. t. Etym: [F. lécher. See Lick.]
Definition: To lick. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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