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.
PUPPIES
Noun
puppies
plural of puppy
plural of puppie
Verb
puppies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of puppy
Source: Wiktionary
PUPPY
Pup"py, n.; pl. Puppies. Etym: [F. poupée doll, puppet. See Puppet, and cf. Pup, n.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common dog; a whelp.
2. A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and impertinent person. I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy with a money bag under each arm. Addison.
Pup"py, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Puppied; p. pr. & vb. n. Puppying.]
Definition: To bring forth whelps; to pup.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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