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.
SNIGGLED
Verb
sniggled
simple past tense and past participle of sniggle
Anagrams
• geldings, ledgings, sledging
Source: Wiktionary
SNIGGLE
Snig"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniggling().] Etym: [See Snig a kind of eel.]
Definition: To fish for eels by thrusting the baited hook into their holes or hiding places. Walton.
Snig"gle, v. t.
Definition: To catch, as an eel, by sniggling; hence, to hook; to insnare. Beau & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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