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.
RINKS
Proper noun
Rinks
plural of Rink
Anagrams
• Kirns
Noun
rinks
plural of rink
Anagrams
• Kirns
Source: Wiktionary
RINK
Rink, n. Etym: [Scot. renk, rink, rynk, a course, a race; probably fr. AS. hring a ring. See Ring.]
1. The smooth and level extent of ice marked off for the game of curling.
2. An artificial sheet of ice, generally under cover, used for skating; also, a floor prepared for skating on with roller skates, or a building with such a floor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) be in a state of movement or action; “The room abounded with screaming children”; “The garden bristled with toddlers”
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