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.
TOBIES
Noun
tobies
plural of toby
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• is-to-be, so be it, sobeit
Source: Wiktionary
TOBY
To"by, n.; pl. -bies (#). [Perh. from the proper name.]
Definition: A small jug, pitcher, or mug, generally used for ale, shaped somewhat like a stout man, with a cocked hat forming the brim.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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