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.
SKERRY
Etymology
Noun
skerry (plural skerries)
A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sker"ry, n.; pl. Skerries. Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. sker, Sw. skär, Dan. ski. Cf. Scar a bank.]
Definition: A rocky isle; an insulated rock. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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