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.
SAKIEH
Noun
sakieh (plural sakiehs)
Alternative spelling of sakia
Anagrams
• Keisha, sheika
Source: Wiktionary
Sak"i*eh, Sak"i*yeh, n. [Ar. saqiah canal, trench.]
Definition: A kind of water wheel used in Egypt for raising water, from wells or pits, in buckets attached to its periphery or to an endless rope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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