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.
BRISTOLS
Etymology
Cockney rhyming slang - from Bristol City (a football team) - titty (plural titties)
Noun
bristols pl (plural only)
(Cockney rhyming slang) Breasts.
Synonyms
• See also breasts
Anagrams
• strobils
Noun
Bristols
plural of Bristol
Anagrams
• strobils
Source: Wiktionary
BRISTOL
Bris"tol, n.
Definition: A seaport city in the west of England. Bristol board, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a smooth but usually unglazed surface.
– Bristol brick, a brick of siliceous matter used for polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol.
– Bristol stone, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is called Bristol diamond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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