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.
CAREENAGES
Noun
careenages
plural of careenage
Source: Wiktionary
CAREENAGE
Ca*reen"age, n. Etym: [Cf. F. carénage.] (Naut.) (a) Expense of careening ships. (b) A place for careening.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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