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.
DOUTER
Etymology
Noun
douter (plural douters)
(obsolete) An extinguisher for candles.
Anagrams
• detour, redout, routed, toured
Source: Wiktionary
Dout"er, n.
Definition: An extinguisher for candles. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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