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.
WAMBLED
Verb
wambled
simple past tense and past participle of wamble
Source: Wiktionary
WAMBLE
Wam"ble, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Dan. vamle, and vammel squeamish, ready to vomit, Icel. væma to feel nausea, væminn nauseous.]
1. To heave; to be disturbed by nausea; -- said of the stomach. L'Estrange.
2. To move irregularly to and fro; to roll.
Wam"ble, n.
Definition: Disturbance of the stomach; a feeling of nausea. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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