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.
LUSHER
Proper noun
Lusher
A surname.
Anagrams
• Ruehls, Shelru, Shuler, Uhlers
Adjective
lusher
comparative form of lush
Noun
lusher (plural lushers)
(slang) A lush; an alcoholic.
Anagrams
• Ruehls, Shelru, Shuler, Uhlers
Source: Wiktionary
LUSH
Lush, a. Etym: [Prob. an abbrev. of lushious, fr. luscious.]
Definition: Full of juice or succulence. Tennyson. How lush and lusty the grass looks! how green! Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
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