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.
UNHANDING
Verb
unhanding
present participle of unhand
Source: Wiktionary
UNHAND
Un*hand", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hand.]
Definition: To loose from the hand; to let go. Hold off! unhand me, gray beard loon! Eftsoons his hand dropped he. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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