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.
BLUENOSE
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Noun
bluenose (plural bluenoses)
(informal) A prude.
(slang) A person from Nova Scotia, Canada.
(slang) A variety of potato from Nova Scotia, Canada.
(slang) A follower of Everton Football Club.
(slang) A follower of Birmingham City Football Club.
(USA, Australia) A trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis)
(USA, UK, Australia, NZ) Antarctic butterfish (Hyperoglyphe antarctica)
(Australia) blue-throated wrasse (Notolabrus tetricus)
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Source: Wiktionary
Blue"nose, n.
Definition: A nickname for a Nova Scotian.
Blue"nose`, Blue"nos*er, n.
Definition: A Nova Scotian; also, a Nova Scotian ship (called also Blue"nos`er); a Nova Scotian potato, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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