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.
UNHOOPED
Etymology 1
Adjective
unhooped (not comparable)
Not containing hoops.
Etymology 2
Verb
unhooped
simple past tense and past participle of unhoop
Source: Wiktionary
UNHOOP
Un*hoop", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hoop.]
Definition: To strip or deprive of hoops; to take away the hoops of.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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