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.
UNDERSTOCKED
Verb
understocked
simple past tense and past participle of understock
Adjective
understocked (comparative more understocked, superlative most understocked)
Insufficiently stocked
Source: Wiktionary
UNDERSTOCK
Un`der*stock", v. t.
Definition: To supply insufficiently with stock. A. Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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