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.
SQUAWKY
cackly, squawky
(adjective) like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
squawky (comparative squawkier, superlative squawkiest)
(of a sound) Resembling a squawk; raw and grating
Making squawking sounds.
a squawky chicken
Source: Wiktionary
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