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.
ORT
Etymology
Noun
ort (plural orts)
(usually, in plural) A fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.
Synonyms
• (fragment): bit, chip; See also piece
• (leftover food): gubbins, leftover, scrap
• (any remainder): remnant, residue; See also remainder
• (a piece of refuse): garbage, rubbish; See also trash
Verb
ort (third-person singular simple present orts, present participle orting, simple past and past participle orted)
(transitive, dialectal) To turn away from with disgust; refuse.
Anagrams
• OTR, ROT, RTO, TOR, TRO, Tor, rot, tor
Noun
ORT (uncountable)
Initialism of oral rehydration therapy.
Anagrams
• OTR, ROT, RTO, TOR, TRO, Tor, rot, tor
Source: Wiktionary
Ort, n.; pl. Orts. Etym: [Akin to LG. ort, ortels, remnants of food, refuse, OFries. ort, OD. oorete, ooraete; prob. from the same prefix as in E. ordeal + a word akin to eat.]
Definition: A morsel left at a meal; a fragment; refuse; -- commonly used in the plural. Milton. Let him have time a beggar's orts to crave. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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