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.
MISCUES
Noun
miscues
plural of miscue
Verb
miscues
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miscue
Source: Wiktionary
MISCUE
Mis*cue", n. (Billiards)
Definition: A false stroke with a billiard cue, the cue slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as desired.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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