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.
BEANBALL
beanball, beaner
(noun) a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter’s head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
beanball (plural beanballs)
(baseball) A pitch aimed at the batter's head.
Source: Wiktionary
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OWNER
(noun) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; “he is the owner of a chain of restaurants”
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