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.
PINY
Etymology
Adjective
piny (comparative pinier, superlative piniest)
Of, pertaining to, or having many pines
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Source: Wiktionary
Pin"y, a.
Definition: Abounding with pines. [Written also piney.] "The piny wood." Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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