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.
SPINNIEST
Adjective
spinniest
superlative form of spinny: most spinny
Source: Wiktionary
SPINNY
Spin"ny, n.; pl. Spinnies. Etym: [OF. espinaye,espinoye, espinei, espanoi, F. Ă©pinaie, from L. spinetum a thicket of thorns, fr. spina a thorn. See Spine.]
Definition: A small thicket or grove with undergrowth; a clump of trees. [Written also spinney, and spinny.] The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies. C. Kingsley.
Spin"ny, a. Etym: [Cf. Spiny, a.]
Definition: Thin and long; slim; slender. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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