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.
CRAWDAD
crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, crawdaddy
(noun) small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
crayfish, crawfish, crawdad, ecrevisse
(noun) tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crawdad (plural crawdads)
(US, regional) The crayfish.
Synonyms
• (freshwater crustaceans): crawldad, crawfish, crawlfish, crayfish, mudbug, yabby (Australia)
Source: Wiktionary
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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