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.
YAWLED
Verb
yawled
simple past tense and past participle of yawl
Anagrams
• Dawley, Wadley
Source: Wiktionary
YAWL
Yawl, n. Etym: [D. jol; akin to LG. & Dan. jolle, Sw. julle. Cf. Jolly-boat.] (Naut.)
Definition: A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. [Written also yaul.]
Yawl, v. i. Etym: [OE. ýaulen, ýoulen, gaulen, goulen, Icel. gaula to low, bellow. Cf. Gowl.]
Definition: To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell. Tennyson. There howling Scyllas yawling round about. Fairfax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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