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.
SORN
Etymology
Verb
sorn (third-person singular simple present sorns, present participle sorning, simple past and past participle sorned)
(Scotland, intransitive, dated) to impose upon another for food and lodging.
Anagrams
• NORs, RONs, nors, orns
Noun
SORN (plural SORNs)
(UK) Acronym of statutory off-road notification.
Anagrams
• NORs, RONs, nors, orns
Source: Wiktionary
Sorn, v. i. Etym: [See Sorehon.]
Definition: To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
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