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.
PLUNKING
Verb
plunking
present participle of plunk
Noun
plunking (plural plunkings)
A noise that plunks.
Anagrams
• punkling
Source: Wiktionary
PLUNK
Plunk, v. t. [Imitative.] [Chiefly Colloq.]
1. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang.
2. To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as, to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike.
3. To be a truant from (school). [Scot.]
Plunk, n.
1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.]
2. [Slang] (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.] (b) A dollar. [U. S.]
Plunk, v. i. [Chiefly Colloq.]
1. To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of a raven, to croak.
2. To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump.
3. To play truant, or "hooky". [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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