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.
TUCKERING
Verb
tuckering
present participle of tucker
Anagrams
• retucking
Source: Wiktionary
TUCKER
Tuck"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are made.
2. A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later.
3. Etym: [See Tuck, v. t., 4.]
Definition: A fuller. [Prov. Eng.]
Tuck"er, v. t.
Definition: To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [Colloq. U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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