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.
UNDOCK
undock
(verb) take (a ship) out of a dock; “undock the ship”
undock
(verb) move out of a dock; “We undocked at noon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
undock (third-person singular simple present undocks, present participle undocking, simple past and past participle undocked)
(transitive) To remove (a ship) from a dock.
(transitive, computing) To remove from a docking station.
(transitive, computing) To drag (a user interface element, such as a toolbar) away from its fixed position so that it floats freely.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*dock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + dock.] (Naut.)
Definition: To take out of dock; as, to undock a ship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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