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.
EYEBATH
eyecup, eyebath, eye cup
(noun) a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball; “an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
eyebath (plural eyebaths)
a cup-shaped vessel used to apply eyewash
Synonym: eyecup
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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