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.
BRASSIE
brassie
(noun) (formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
brassie (plural brassies)
(golf, dated) A wooden-headed golf club with a brass base plate, similar to a modern two wood.
Anagrams
• Basseri, bassier, braises
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FOREHAND
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