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.
OUTFIRE
Etymology
Noun
outfire (plural outfires)
(Sussex) A visit by one bonfire society to join in with the celebrations of another.
Verb
outfire (third-person singular simple present outfires, present participle outfiring, simple past and past participle outfired)
(transitive) To fire farther or better than.
Anagrams
• fire out
Source: Wiktionary
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