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.
COMBER
comber
(noun) a machine that separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool
comber
(noun) a long curling sea wave
comber
(noun) a person who separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
comber (plural combers)
A person who combs wool, etc.
A machine that combs wool, etc.
A long, curving wave breaking on the shore.
Synonyms
• (long curving wave): breaker
Etymology 2
Noun
comber (plural combers)
Serranus cabrilla, the gaper, a fish found in European waters.
Anagrams
• recomb
Source: Wiktionary
Comb"er, n.
1. One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool, flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc.
2. A long, curling wave.
Com"ber, v. t.
Definition: To cumber. [Obs.] Spenser.
Com"ber, n.
Definition: Encumbrance. [Obs.]
Com"ber, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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