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.
NUCHA
nape, scruff, nucha
(noun) the back side of the neck
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nucha (plural nuchae)
(anatomy, obsolete) The spinal cord.
(anatomy, zoology, dated, rare) The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.
Anagrams
• chaun
Source: Wiktionary
Nu"cha, n.; pl. Nuch. Etym: [LL.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The back or upper part of the neck; the nape.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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