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.
OVERBUILDING
Verb
overbuilding
present participle of overbuild
Source: Wiktionary
OVERBUILD
O`ver*build", v. t.
1. To build over. Milton.
2. To build too much; to build beyond the demand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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