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.
RIGOLLS
Noun
rigolls
plural of rigoll
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RIGOLL
Rig"oll, n. Etym: [Corruupted fr. regal.]
Definition: A musical instrument formerly in use, consisting of several sticks bound together, but separated by beads, and played with a stick with a ball at its end. Moore (Encyc. of Music. ).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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