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.
SHOG
Etymology
Noun
shog (plural shogs)
(archaic) jolt, shake (brisk movement)
Verb
shog (third-person singular simple present shogs, present participle shogging, simple past and past participle shogged)
(archaic, ambitransitive) to jolt or shake
(archaic, frequently followed by off) to depart; to go.
Anagrams
• GOHs, GSOH, GoHs, Gohs, gosh, gsoh, hogs
Source: Wiktionary
Shog, n. Etym: [See Shock a striking.]
Definition: A shock; a jog; a violent concussion or impulse. [R. or Scot.]
Shog, v. t.
Definition: To shake; to shock. [R. or Scot.]
Shog, v. i. Etym: [Cf. W. ysgogi to wag, to stir. Cf. Jog.]
Definition: To jog; to move on. [R. or Scot.] Beau & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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