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.
CHECKREINS
Noun
checkreins
plural of checkrein
Source: Wiktionary
CHECKREIN
Check"rein`, n.
1. A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse from lowering his head; -- called also a bearing rein.
2. A branch rein connecting the driving rein of one horse of a span or pair with the bit of the other horse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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