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.
SPRY
agile, nimble, quick, spry
(adjective) moving quickly and lightly; “sleek and agile as a gymnast”; “as nimble as a deer”; “nimble fingers”; “quick of foot”; “the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
spry (comparative sprier, superlative spriest)
Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.
Vigorous; lively; cheerful.
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Proper noun
Spry (plural Sprys)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spry is the 8398th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3940 individuals. Spry is most common among White (82.49%) and Black/African American (10.41%) individuals.
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Source: Wiktionary
Spry, a. [Compar. Sprier or Spryer (; superl. Spriest or Spryest.] Etym: [Cf. dial. Sw. sprygg lively, skittish, and E. sprag.]
Definition: Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. [U.S. & Local Eng.] She is as spry as a cricket. S. Judd (Margaret). If I'm not so large as you, You are not so small as I, And not half so spry. Emerson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYDRAULIC
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