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.
DOGSLEEP
Etymology
Noun
dogsleep (uncountable)
Feigned sleep.
(nautical) The fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress.
Source: Wiktionary
Dog"sleep`, n.
1. Pretended sleep. Addison.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: The fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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