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.
MICHER
Etymology
Noun
micher (plural michers)
One who goes sneaking about for dishonest or improper purposes; one who skulks, or keeps out of sight; a pander or go-between.
A thief; especially a secret or petty thief.
One who feigns poverty.
A truant; one who is absent without permission.
Verb
micher (third-person singular simple present michers, present participle michering, simple past and past participle michered)
(intransitive) To sneak.
Anagrams
• Emrich, Mechir, Remich, chimer
Source: Wiktionary
Mich"er, n. Etym: [OE. michare, muchare. See Mich.]
Definition: One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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