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.
SCLAFFING
Verb
sclaffing
present participle of sclaff
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
SCLAFF
Sclaff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sclaffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sclaffing.] [Orig. uncert.]
1. To scuff or shuffle along. [Scot.]
2. (Golf) To scrape the ground with the sole of the club, before striking the ball, in making a stroke.
Sclaff, n. [Scot.]
1. A slight blow; a slap; a soft fall; also, the accompanying noise.
2. (Golf) The stroke made by one who sclaffs.
3. A thin, solid substance, esp. a thin shoe or slipper.
Sclaff, v. t. (Golf)
Definition: To scrape (the club) on the ground, in a stroke, before hitting the ball; also, to make (a stroke) in that way.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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