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.
SAMMY
Etymology
Proper noun
Sammy
A diminutive of the male given name Samuel.
A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
Synonyms
• Sam
Anagrams
• mamsy
Verb
sammy (third-person singular simple present sammies, present participle sammying, simple past and past participle sammied)
(transitive) To moisten (animal skins) with water.
Noun
sammy (plural sammies)
A machine for moistening animal skins with water.
Anagrams
• mamsy
Source: Wiktionary
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