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.
DEALFISH
dealfish, Trachipterus arcticus
(noun) deep-sea ribbonfish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dealfish (plural dealfishes or dealfish)
A deep-sea ribbonfish, Trachipterus arcticus, from the north Atlantic
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Source: Wiktionary
Deal"fish`, n. Etym: [From deal a long, narrow plank.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A long, thin fish of the arctic seas (Trachypterus arcticus).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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