Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SCOTS
Scots, Scottish, Scotch
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; âScots Gaelicâ; âthe Scots community in New Yorkâ; ââScottishâ tends to be the more formal term as in âThe Scottish Symphonyâ or âScottish authorsâ or âScottish mountainsââ; ââScotchâ is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as âScotch brothâ or âScotch whiskeyâ or âScotch plaidââ
Scottish, Scots, Scots English
(noun) the dialect of English used in Scotland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
Scots (uncountable)
A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the central, northeastern and southern regions of the country.
Synonym: Lallans
Scottish English, the varieties of English spoken in Scotland.
Synonym: Scottish
Adjective
Scots (not comparable)
Scottish
Synonyms: Scotch, Scottish
Etymology 2
Noun
Scots
plural of Scot
Anagrams
• Costs, costs
Noun
scots
plural of scot
Anagrams
• Costs, costs
Source: Wiktionary
Scots, a. Etym: [For older Scottis Scottish. See Scottish.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.).
SCOT
Scot, n.
Definition: A name for a horse. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Scot, n. Etym: [Cf. L. Skoti, pl., AS. Scotta, pl. Skottas, Sceottas.]
Definition: A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scotsman, or Scotchman.
Scot, n. Etym: [Icel. skot; or OF. escot, F. Ă©cot, LL. scottum, scotum, from a kindred German word; akin to AS. scot, and E. shot, shoot; cf. AS. sceĂłtan to shoot, to contribute. See Shoot, and cf. Shot.]
Definition: A portion of money assessed or paid; a tax or contribution; a mulct; a fine; a shot. Scot and lot, formerly, a parish assessment laid on subjects according to their ability. [Eng.] Cowell. Now, a phrase for obligations of every kind regarded collectivelly. Experienced men of the world know very well that it is best to pay scot and lot as they go along. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GROIN
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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