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.
GRAPESHOT
grapeshot, grape
(noun) a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grapeshot (usually uncountable, plural grapeshot or grapeshots)
(historical) A cluster of small iron balls, put together in canvas bag in order to be used as a charge for a cannon.
Source: Wiktionary
Grape"shot`, n. (Mil.)
Definition: A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot were inclosed in canvas bags.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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