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.
OVERRAKES
Verb
overrakes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overrake
Source: Wiktionary
OVERRAKE
O`ver*rake", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overraked; p. pr. & vb. n. Overraking.] (Naut.)
Definition: To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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