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.
TWADDLINGS
Noun
twaddlings
plural of twaddling
Source: Wiktionary
TWADDLING
Twad"dling,
Definition: a. & n. from Twaddle, v.
TWADDLE
Twad"dle, v. i. & t. Etym: [See Twattle.]
Definition: To talk a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties are decayed; to prate; to prattle. Stanyhurst.
Twad"dle, n.
Definition: Silly talk; gabble; fustian. I have put in this chapter on fighting . . . because of the cant and twaddle that's talked of boxing and fighting with fists now-a-days. T. Hughes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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