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.
CALFSKIN
calf, calfskin
(noun) fine leather from the skin of a calf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
calfskin (plural calfskins)
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
Hyponyms
• skin
Source: Wiktionary
Calf"skin`, n.
Definition: The hide or skin of a calf; or leather made of the skin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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