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.
SHILLS
Noun
shills
plural of shill
Verb
shills
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shill
Source: Wiktionary
SHILL
Shill, v. t.
Definition: To shell. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Shill, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Sheal.]
Definition: To put under cover; to sheal. [Prov.ng.] Brockett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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