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.
PUY
Etymology
Noun
puy (plural puys)
Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos
(geology) Any similar conical structure of volcanic material
Anagrams
• Pyu, YUP, yup
Source: Wiktionary
Pu"y, n.
Definition: See Poy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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