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.
THACK
Etymology 1
Verb
thack (third-person singular simple present thacks, present participle thacking, simple past and past participle thacked)
(transitive) To strike; thump; thwack.
Etymology 2
Noun
thack (plural thacks)
A stroke; a thwack.
Etymology 3
Noun
thack (countable and uncountable, plural thacks)
the weatherproof outer layer of a roof, often thatch specifically
Verb
thack (third-person singular simple present thacks, present participle thacking, simple past and past participle thacked)
To cover a roof with thack.
Source: Wiktionary
Thack, Thack"er.
Definition: See Thatch, Thatcher. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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