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.
BITSTOCK
brace, bitstock
(noun) a carpenter’s tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bitstock (plural bitstocks)
A hand tool consisting of a crank which holds a fitted rotating drill bit tip, designed to bore holes in rigid materials, by cutting a disc in a spiral fashion.
Synonyms
brace, bitbrace
Anagrams
• bittocks
Source: Wiktionary
Bit"stock`, n.
Definition: A stock or handle for holding and rotating a bit; a brace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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