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.
REBUY
Etymology
Verb
rebuy (third-person singular simple present rebuys, present participle rebuying, simple past and past participle rebought)
To buy again, especially to buy something previously sold (or pawned)
Noun
rebuy (plural rebuys)
A type of poker tournament that allows players to purchase more chips during the course of the tournament.
Anagrams
• burye, buyer
Source: Wiktionary
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