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.
CROSSBEAM
trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiece
(noun) a horizontal beam that extends across something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crossbeam (plural crossbeams)
A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
(nautical) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.
Source: Wiktionary
Cross"beam` (-bm`). n.
1. (Arch.)
Definition: A girder.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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