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.
BADMINTON
badminton
(noun) a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
badminton (uncountable)
A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.
Synonyms
• (sport): badders (UK, informal)
Etymology
Proper noun
Badminton
A village in Gloucestershire, England.
Source: Wiktionary
Bad"min*ton, n. Etym: [From the name of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England.]
1. A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.
2. A preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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