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.
SCAMPS
Noun
scamps
plural of scamp
Verb
scamps
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scamp
Source: Wiktionary
SCAMP
Scamp, n. Etym: [OF. escamper to run away, to make one's escape. originally, one who runs away, a fugitive, a vagabond. See Scamper.]
Definition: A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. De Quincey.
Scamp, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Scamp,n., or Scant, a., and Skimp.]
Definition: To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. [Colloq.] A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in a superficial, dishonest manner. Wedgwood. Much of the scamping and dawdling complained of is that of men in establishments of good repute. T. Hughes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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