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.
UNLASHING
Verb
unlashing
present participle of unlash
Anagrams
• unshaling
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UNLASH
Un*lash", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + lash.] (Naut.)
Definition: To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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