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.
SUCKET
Etymology
Noun
sucket (plural suckets)
A wet candied fruit sweetmeat
Synonyms
• succade
Anagrams
• stucke
Source: Wiktionary
Suck"et, n. Etym: [Cf. Suck, v. t., Succades.]
Definition: A sweetmeat; a dainty morsel. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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