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.
testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg
(noun) one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; “she kicked him in the balls and got away”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
testes
plural of testis
plural of teste
• sestet, teests, tsetse
Source: Wiktionary
Tes"tes, n.,
Definition: pl. of Teste, or of Testis.
Tes"tis, n.; pl. Testes. Etym: [L.] (Anat.)
Definition: A testicle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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.