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.
STOMPING
Verb
stomping
present participle of stomp
Adjective
stomping (comparative more stomping, superlative most stomping)
In a way that stomps or suggests stomping; stompy; thumping.
Noun
stomping (plural stompings)
The act of one who stomps.
Source: Wiktionary
STOMP
Stomp, v. i. Etym: [See Stamp.]
Definition: To stamp with the foot. [Colloq.] "In gallant procession, the priests mean to stomp." R. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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