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.
CHUKKER
chukker, chukka
(noun) (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chukker (plural chukkers)
One of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo.
Source: Wiktionary
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