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.
SHINDLE
Shin"dle, n. Etym: [See 2d Shingle.]
Definition: A shingle; also, a slate for roofing. [Obs.] Holland.
Shin"dle, v. t.
Definition: To cover or roof with shindles. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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