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.
REDDLES
Verb
reddles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reddle
Anagrams
• Eldreds, sledder
Source: Wiktionary
REDDLE
Red"dle (rd"d'l), n. Etym: [From Red; cf. G. r. Cf. Ruddle.] (Min.)
Definition: Red chalk. See under Chalk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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