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.
FRANKFURTER
frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie
(noun) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
frankfurter (plural frankfurters)
(UK, US, Canada) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.
Synonyms
• (type of sausage): coney island, Coney Island, frank, frankfurt (Australia), hot dog, tube steak, wiener
Etymology
Noun
Frankfurter (plural Frankfurters)
A native or inhabitant of Frankfurt, Germany.
Source: Wiktionary
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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