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.
WRANGLES
Noun
wrangles
plural of wrangle
Verb
wrangles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wrangle
Anagrams
• Wanglers, wanglers
Source: Wiktionary
WRANGLE
Wran"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wrangled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrangling.] Etym: [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See Wrong, Wring.]
1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.]
2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate. "In spite of occasional wranglings." Macaulay. For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. Shak. He did not know what it was to wrangle on indifferent points. Addison.
Wran"gle, v. t.
Definition: To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil. [R.] Bp. Sanderson.
Wran"gle, n.
Definition: An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.
Syn.
– Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See Altercation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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