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.
PUMY
Etymology
Adjective
pumy (comparative more pumy, superlative most pumy)
(obsolete) large and rounded
Noun
pumy (plural pumies)
(obsolete) pebble; stone
Anagrams
• umpy, yump
Source: Wiktionary
Pu"my, a. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. pummer big, large, and E. pomey pommel.]
Definition: Large and rounded. [Obs.] A gentle stream, whose murmuring wave did play Amongst the pumy stones. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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