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.
TIND
Etymology 1
Verb
tind (third-person singular simple present tinds, present participle tinding, simple past and past participle tind or tinded)
(obsolete) To ignite, kindle.
Etymology 2
Noun
tind (plural tinds)
A prong or something projecting like a prong; an animal's horn; a branch or limb of a tree; a protruding arm.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) A branch of a deer's antler; the horn of a unicorn; a tooth of a harrow; a spike.
Anagrams
• NDTI, di'n't, din't, dint, idn't
Source: Wiktionary
Tind, v. t. Etym: [OE. tenden, AS. tendan; akin to G. zünden, OHG. zunten, Icel. tendra, Sw. tända, Dan. tænde, Goth. tandjan to kindle, tundnan to be kindled, to burn. Cf. Tinder.]
Definition: To kindle. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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