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.
DRILLSTOCKS
Noun
drillstocks
plural of drillstock
Source: Wiktionary
DRILLSTOCK
Drill"stock`, n. (Mech.)
Definition: A contrivance for holding and turning a drill. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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