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.
SKIRL
skirl
(noun) the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
skirl
(verb) play the bagpipes
skirl
(verb) make a shrill, wailing sound; “skirling bagpipes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
skirl (third-person singular simple present skirls, present participle skirling, simple past and past participle skirled)
(Scotland, Northern England) To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
Noun
skirl (plural skirls)
(Scotland, Northern England) A shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
Anagrams
• lirks
Source: Wiktionary
Skirl, v. t.& i. Etym: [Of Scand. origin, and originally the same word as E. shrill.]
Definition: To utter in a shrill tone; to scream. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Skirl, n.
Definition: A shrill cry or sound. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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