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.
DEHORN
dehorn
(verb) take the horns off (an animal)
dehorn
(verb) prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
dehorn (third-person singular simple present dehorns, present participle dehorning, simple past and past participle dehorned)
(transitive) To remove the horns from.
Synonyms
• poll
Anagrams
• -hedron, Horden, Rhoden, horned
Source: Wiktionary
De*horn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dehorned; p. pr. & vb. n. Dehorning.]
Definition: To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth or the horns of (cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See Dishorn. "Dehorning cattle." Farm Journal (1886).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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