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.
ADZ
adz, adze
(noun) an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
adz (plural adzes)
(mostly, US) Alternative spelling of adze
Verb
adz (third-person singular simple present adzes, present participle adzing, simple past and past participle adzed)
(mostly, US) Alternative spelling of adze
Source: Wiktionary
Adz, v. t.
Definition: To cut with an adz. [R.] Carlyle.
Adz, Adze, n. Etym: [OE. adese, adis, adse, AS. adesa, adese, ax, hatchet.]
Definition: A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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