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.
TIGS
Noun
tigs
plural of tig
Anagrams
• GTis, gist, gits, stig
Source: Wiktionary
TIG
Tig, n.
1. A game among children. See Tag.
2. A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with four handles, formerly used for passing around the table at convivial entertainment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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