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.
FLINTLOCK
flintlock
(noun) an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge
flintlock, firelock
(noun) a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flintlock (plural flintlocks)
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
Source: Wiktionary
Flint"lock`, n.
1. A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the hammer, which on stricking the steel ignites the priming.
2. A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the old-fashioned musket of European and other armies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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