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.
BOBCAT
bobcat, bay lynx, Lynx rufus
(noun) small lynx of North America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
bobcat (plural bobcats)
A North American wild cat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.
Synonyms
(Lynx rufus)
• red lynx (rare)
Etymology 2
Genericization of the trademark Bobcat
Noun
bobcat (plural bobcats)
a multi-purpose construction vehicle, akin to a smaller version of a front-end loader or a backhoe (backhoe loader), with a one-man caged control cabin
Source: Wiktionary
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IMMOBILIZATION
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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