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.
BEDPOST
bedpost
(noun) any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bedpost (plural bedposts)
Any of the four upright supports of a bedstead.
(obsolete) A post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the bedclothes from falling off; a bedstaff.
Anagrams
• bedtops
Source: Wiktionary
Bed"post`, n.
1. One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.
2. Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep the clothes from falling off. See Bedstaff. Brewer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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