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.
pontons
plural of ponton
• non-stop, nonstop
Source: Wiktionary
Pon*ton", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: See Pontoon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 December 2024
(verb) move as if accompanied by a singsong; “The porters singsonged the travellers’ luggage up the mountain”
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.