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.
LUNCHED
Verb
lunched
simple past tense and past participle of lunch
Source: Wiktionary
LUNCH
Lunch, n. Etym: [Of uncertain etymol. Cf. Prov. Eng. nunc a lump.]
Definition: A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast and dinner.
Lunch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lunched; p. pr. & vb. n. Lunching.]
Definition: To take luncheon. Smart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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