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.
COUNTERBORE
counterbore, countersink, countersink bit
(noun) a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
counterbore (plural counterbores)
A cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
The tool with which a counterbore is machined.
Verb
counterbore (third-person singular simple present counterbores, present participle counterboring, simple past and past participle counterbored)
(transitive) To create such a cylindrical recess.
Source: Wiktionary
Coun"ter*bore` (-br`), n.
1. A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a cylindrical screw head.
2. A kind of pin drill with the cutting edge or edges normal to the axis; -- used for enlarging a hole, or for forming a flat-bottomed recess at its mouth.
Coun`ter*bore" (koun`tr-br"), v. t.
Definition: To form a counterbore in, by boring, turning, or drilling; to enlarge, as a hole, by means of a counterbore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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