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.
MANHANDLE
manhandle
(verb) handle roughly; “I was manhandled by the police”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
manhandle (third-person singular simple present manhandles, present participle manhandling, simple past and past participle manhandled)
(transitive, nautical) To move something heavy by force of men, without aid of levers, pulleys, machine, or tackles.
(transitive) To assault or beat up a person.
(transitive) To mishandle; to handle roughly; to mangle.
(transitive) To control (a machine, vehicle, situation, etc.) by means of physical strength.
Synonyms
• mistreat
• maltreat
• rough up
Antonyms
• womanhandle
Source: Wiktionary
Man*han"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -handled; p. pr. & vb. n. - handling.]
1. To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid; as, to manhandle a cannon.
2. To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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