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.
CABINETMAKING
cabinetmaking, joinery
(noun) the craft of a joiner
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cabinetmaking (uncountable)
The art of the cabinetmaker
Source: Wiktionary
Cab"i*net*mak`ing, n.
Definition: The art or occupation of making the finer articles of household furniture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYPOTHETICAL
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
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