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.
BIBBS
Noun
bibbs
plural of bibb
(nautical) Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support the trestletrees.
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Bibbs
A matronymic surname.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Bibbs
plural of Bibb
Noun
Bibbs
plural of Bibb
Source: Wiktionary
Bibbs, n. pl. (Naut.)
Definition: Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast tp support the trestletrees.
BIBB
Bibb, n.
Definition: A bibcock. See Bib, n., 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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