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.
RUNAROUND
Etymology
Noun
runaround (plural runarounds)
An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
A detour or route that bypasses an obstacle.
(printing) A section of type that is narrower than that of the column it is part of; typically next to an illustration.
A whitlow running around the fingernail but not affecting the bone.
Source: Wiktionary
Run"-a*round`, n. (Med.)
Definition: A whitlow running around the finger nail, but not affecting the bone. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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