Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ROLLICK
frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about
(verb) play boisterously; âThe children frolicked in the gardenâ; âthe gamboling lambs in the meadowsâ; âThe toddlers romped in the playroomâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
rollick (third-person singular simple present rollicks, present participle rollicking, simple past and past participle rollicked)
To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp.
(Euphemism for bollock; also spelled rollock) To reprimand.
Anagrams
• Corkill
Source: Wiktionary
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