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.
PROPS
props
(noun) proper respect; “I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
props
plural of prop
(obsolete) A game of chance using four seashells (each called a prop).
Verb
props
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prop
Etymology 2
Noun
props pl (plural only)
(slang) respect for, or recognition of, another person; an expression of approval or a special acknowledgment; accolades; praise.
• (speaking at Google)
I also want to acknowledge state senator Elaine Alquist who is here... I always want to give her her props.
Source: Wiktionary
Props, n. pl.
Definition: A game of chance, in which four sea shells, each called a prop, are used instead of dice.
PROP
Prop, n.
Definition: A shell, used as a die. See Props.
Prop, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propped; p. pr. & vb. n. Propping.] Etym: [Akin to LG. & D. proppen to cram, stuff, thrust into, stop, G. pfropfen, Dan. proppe, Sw. proppa; of uncertain origin, cf. G. pfropfen to graft, fr. L. propago set, layer of a plant, slip, shoot. Cf. 3d. Prop, Propagate.]
Definition: To support, or prevent from falling, by placing something under or against; as, to prop up a fence or an old building; (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to prop a declining state. Shak. Till the bright mountains prop the incumbent sky. Pope. For being not propp'd by ancestry. Shak. I prop myself upon those few supports that are left me. Pope.
Prop, n. Etym: [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. prop stopple, stopper, cork, Sw. propp, G. pfropf. See Prop, v.]
Definition: That which sustains an incumbent weight; that on which anything rests or leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a prop for a building. "Two props of virtue." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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