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.
SCAPEGALLOWSES
Noun
scapegallowses
plural of scapegallows
Source: Wiktionary
SCAPEGALLOWS
Scape"gal`lows, n.
Definition: One who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes. [Colloq.] Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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