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.
GAFFSAIL
gaffsail, gaff-headed sail
(noun) a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gaffsail (plural gaffsails)
(nautical) A topsail above the uppermost or only spanker.
Source: Wiktionary
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