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.
YUKE
Noun
yuke (plural yukes)
Alternative form of yeuk
Verb
yuke (third-person singular simple present yukes, present participle yuking, simple past and past participle yuked)
Alternative form of yeuk
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Yuke, v. i. & t.
Definition: Same as Yuck. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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