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.
GUNBOAT
gunboat
(noun) a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gunboat (plural gunboats)
(nautical) Any of the various types of small armed vessels
Anagrams
• bang out
Source: Wiktionary
Gun"boat`, n. (Nav.)
Definition: A vessel of light draught, carrying one or more guns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUCCESS
(noun) an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; “let’s call heads a success and tails a failure”; “the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs”
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