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.
PICAROONS
Noun
picaroons
plural of picaroon
Verb
picaroons
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of picaroon
Source: Wiktionary
PICAROON
Pic`a*roon", n. Etym: [Sp. picaron, aug. of picaro roguish, n., a rogue.]
Definition: One who plunders; especially, a plunderer of wrecks; a pirate; a corsair; a marauder; a sharper. Sir W. Temple.
PICAROON
Pic`a*roon", n. Etym: [Sp. picaron, aug. of picaro roguish, n., a rogue.]
Definition: One who plunders; especially, a plunderer of wrecks; a pirate; a corsair; a marauder; a sharper. Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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