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.
BOLTHOLE
Etymology
Noun
bolthole (plural boltholes)
A hole in an animal's den, or through a wall or fence, used for escape or emergency exit; i.e. a hole the animal may bolt through.
(figurative) A second home, etc. where a person can go to escape the stresses of everyday life.
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