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.
UNSPARRED
Verb
unsparred
simple past tense and past participle of unspar
Source: Wiktionary
UNSPAR
Un*spar", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spar.]
Definition: To take the spars, stakes, or bars from. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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