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.
TWEAKS
Noun
tweaks
plural of tweak
Verb
tweaks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tweak
Anagrams
• wakest
Source: Wiktionary
TWEAK
Tweak, v. t. Etym: [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See Twitch.]
Definition: To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. Shak.
Tweak, n.
1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose. Swift.
2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.]
3. A prostitute. [Obs.] Brathwait.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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