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.
CLOBBER
stuff, clobber
(noun) informal terms for personal possessions; “did you take all your clobber?”
cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick
(verb) beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; “We licked the other team on Sunday!”
clobber, baste, batter
(verb) strike violently and repeatedly; “She clobbered the man who tried to attack her”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
British slang from 1941; possibly onomatopoeic of the sound of detonated bombs in the distance. Possible origin/relation to Swedish 'klubbar'.
Verb
clobber (third-person singular simple present clobbers, present participle clobbering, simple past and past participle clobbered)
(transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
(transitive, computing, slang) To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally or unexpectedly.
Noun
clobber (uncountable)
(slang) A thumping or beating.
A bash on say the head, typically with a tool or object rather than with fists.
Etymology 2
Noun
clobber (uncountable)
(Australia, Britain, slang) Clothing; clothes.
(Britain, slang) Equipment.
Etymology 3
Noun
clobber (uncountable)
A paste used by shoemakers to hide the cracks in leather.
Anagrams
• Cobbler, cobbler
Source: Wiktionary
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(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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