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.
SCUFFER
scuffer
(noun) a lightweight flexible sandal with a sturdy sole; worn as play shoes by children and as sportswear by adults
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scuffer (plural scuffers)
someone who scuffs his feet
(slang, British, archaic) (Victorian era, London) a policeman
Anagrams
• cuffers
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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