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.
TRITHINGS
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trithings
plural of trithing
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TRITHING
Tri"thing, n. Etym: [See Ist Riding.]
Definition: One of three ancient divisions of a county in England; -- now called riding. [Written also riding.] Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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