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.
OVERFALLEN
Verb
overfallen
simple past tense and past participle of overfall
Anagrams
• fallen over
Source: Wiktionary
OVERFALL
O"ver*fall`, n.
1. A cataract; a waterfall. [Obs.]
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A turbulent surface of water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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