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.
DRAFTEE
draftee, conscript, inductee
(noun) someone who is drafted into military service
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
draftee (plural draftees)
One who is drafted (into a military service, etc)
Source: Wiktionary
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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