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.
DOGWATCH
dogwatch
(noun) either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dogwatch (plural dogwatches)
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
Anagrams
• watchdog
Source: Wiktionary
Dog"watch`, n. (Naut.)
Definition: A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p.m., and the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, P. M. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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